Let's run the numbers real quick
3: The number of kids she birthed, raised, comforted, and loved
7: The number of grandkids that have sat on her lap, played with her ancient toys, and delighted in her yummy quesadillas
6: The number of great-grandkids that have brought the name "grandma" or "grandpa" to the children she birthed.
3: The number of great-great-grandkids that have begun a new generation in her legacy.
That's my grandma. A legacy leaver.
Celebrating with my cousins and the rest of the family was so much fun. I saw family I hadn't seen in years. And we laughed and joked like we had just seen each other yesterday. That's because we all have that firey Ekhoff blood in us that connects us. Basically, we're all hilarious and quick on our feet.
But the greatest part, was honoring our Grandma Louise. This woman is unlike any other woman I've met. She is tiny but so strong. She is quiet but oh-so-smart. She is ambitious, but a hopeless romantic. One of my favorite memories of my grandma actually happened within the last couple years. She brought out her yearbooks and we browsed through them. Page after page something caught my eye. My grandma was in almost every club she could be in as a woman in the late 30's. She was president of almost every club and even captain of her basketball team. She was smart, ambitious, and a go-getter. My dad then told me that she had received a full scholarship to University of Idaho but didn't tell my grandpa John because she knew that he would make her go and get her education and all she wanted to do was get married to the love of her life. My grandpa found out much later and got pretty mad (mad props to my grandpa for being a forward-thinker). That's my grandma, one smart lady. Also, she still wears her wedding ring 40 years after my grandpa died, loves her BSU Broncos, calls Josh out on his board game cheating ways, and rocks at Scattergories. My grandma rocks.
Happy 90th Grandma! Can't wait to celebrate your 100th!
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