Anyway, my memory of this particular event was so vivid. We were in my grandmother's room in front of her vanity and she was wearing a custom tailored black dress with black lace on the collars subtly tucked in on the lapel. She put on her diamond stud earrings and a long gold necklace with a medallion/locket pendant, then she looked down at me and said, "Gold always with black - always." She spritz perfume on her with her eyes closed and then walked out. So, I too, grabbed a gold necklace with a compass pendant that morning to go with my black top. The entire day my grandma was on my mind. I thought I even smelled her at one point while I was on the phone. I believed she was with me that day. For no particular reason, perhaps just to remind me that she loved me and that she's still looking out for me. Oh, how I miss her so.
When I see my kids, nieces and nephew with my mom, it always makes me wonder if they will carry with them the same feelings as I have for my grandparents when they become adults. I hope they will. Different types of memories for sure, but fondness and longing will be there nonetheless.
Oh well, I want to share with you these cards we made in our Christmas in July Cards class two weeks ago. Aren't they all so adorable?
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| Snow Place stamp set with Snow Friends Framelits Dies |
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| Flurry of Wishes stamp set with Flower Medallion and Snow Flurry Punches. |
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| Reason for the Season stamp set with Festive Flower Builder Punch. I love traditional Christmas cards and colors. That's the Christmas I know so naturally, I always circle back to that no matter what the trend is. |
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| Peaceful Pines stamp set with Perfect Pines Framelits Dies and Oh, What Fun stamp set for the sentiment |
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| Moroccan Nights stamp set - not really a Christmas stamp but they looked like ornaments to me as soon as I saw them, so I gave it a shot. Not bad, right? |
