I was all set to publish a Happy Things entry and then I got some truly upsetting news.
Early Thursday morning I was woken up by a phone call from my aunt letting me know that my grandma (on my mom’s side) passed away just a few hours before. I guess it’s because I was still half asleep but I lay in bed in a total daze. I was stunned. It wasn’t until I woke Rob up to tell him that it really hit me. It’s like it wasn’t real until I shared the news.
My grandma lived with my parents and me growing up and she practically raised me. She introduced me to the Lakers (I know, can you believe it — that wasn’t Rob’s influence), soap operas (the ABC soaps were our favorites – One Life to Live, General Hospital), and books — all still some of my very favorite things. I’m not very good with words and it’s even harder for me now to express how much she means to me. I will miss her very, very much.
I’d still like to share my original Happy Things post — I write so infrequently nowadays that I can’t let it go to waste…
1. Dinner with Friends. Last Saturday night, we had a few friends over to watch the Lakers/Clippers game — Rob made gumbo, I made rice krispies treats, and our friends’ brought over alcohol and 50 McDonald’s chicken mcnuggets for appetizers. There were only 5 of us and we managed to eat ALL of the nuggets before dinner. LOL. For the record, I only had 2. Possibly 3.
2. The aforementioned rice krispies treats. Even this non-cook can’t mess them up. Nommy.

3. Belated Christmas celebration with BFFs. Lunch, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 2 and the Golden Globes. Super low key and easy. And I can’t forget the presents! I am so spoiled…

4. Going to a basketball game at the Staples Center for the first time. Thank goodness for job perks because we had AMAZING lower level seats. Too bad it was a Clippers game, LOL (hopefully someday I’ll get to see the Lakers!). It ended up being a pretty boring game (they were playing the Dallas Mavericks and both teams seemed a little low energy) but it was a lot of fun to watch a game live.

5. My blog turned 10! TEN!!! I’ve been blogging at this domain since 2002. WOW. Happy Blog-iversary to me. 🙂
Hope all of you are well! *HUGS*
my condolences and hope you’re doing alright
I’m really sorry for your loss, Kel. I hope that sharing your happy post with us managed to give back some happiness to you as well… *hug*
Kelly, I’m so sorry to hear about your Grandma 🙁 Thinking of you.
Kel, I’m so sorry on the loss of your grandmother. I’m glad you have so many great memories with her though. I hope you’re doing okay.
Happy Blog anniversary!! wow, 10 years! I’ve known you for a lot of those. 🙂
And I see HP Page to screen in that stack. Such a wonderful book!
So sorry to hear about your loss. And congrats on your 10 years!
*HUG*
Lolas are so special and your’s sounded extra special. We’ll keep her in our prayers. Let me know if you need anything.
(and happy blogiversary!)
So sorry for your loss.
And Happy blog-iversary.
So sorry about your loss…I remember when I lost my grandpa. It was really hard…He lived next door to us and I was really close to him.
On another note, Congratulations on your 10th blog-iversary! That’s awesome! I will aspire to reach that goal like with my blog! 🙂
Ooo…You have that Harry Potter: Page to Screen book! I was thinking about getting that one! Lemme know how it is!