Friday's Favorite: Generation Edition

I love Boise. I always have. Most days, I feel like Boise has everything to offer a person.
A safe community, great outdoors (skiing, rafting, boating, hiking, etc.), 4 seasons...
But there is one thing that Boise is missing... and that is my extended family.
Most of them live in small little place called Mount Vernon, Washington.
It is because of this that growing up I didn't get to spend a lot of time with my grandparents to hear funny stories from their childhood, or become best friends with my cousins, or spend the night at my aunt's and uncle's houses.
Living close to family is definitely one thing that Boise never had that I always wished it did.
Even though I live a ways away from them, I still cherish the times we get to spend together.

There are two people in paticular that I've been thinking about a lot lately and how much they have blessed my life. Those two people are my grandma's.

Meet my Grandma Sue.

(p.s. I really wish I had some non-wedding pictures to share of them but since it was the last time I got to see them, we are stuck with these) 

My grandma Sue is beautiful both inside and out.  When I was little we had a "take your grandparent to school day" and this lady right here is who I took.  I remember feeling so lucky.. not that I got to bring one of my grandparents to school but that I got to bring HER.  We even made the newspaper that day (I wish I had the article to upload and share with you) but it's currently tucked away in my childhood closet.  She is the kind of lady that genuinly cares about everything you have to say.  I think that is one of the things that I love most about her, she always listens.  Whenever she comes to visit she will sit and talk with me and always cares about every aspect of my life.  If there is one thing that I have always wanted to learn from her, it's how to sew.  She is an INCREDIBLY talented seamstress.  She seriously can sew anything!!  She raised my goofy dad along with his 5 other siblings and takes such good care of my grandpa.  She is an excellent cook.  She is an angel.

This next special lady is my GRANDMA JAN.

Doesn't she have such a cute smile?! She has also blessed my life in more ways than one.  The first and most important one is that she has always been there for me.  If you are a grandchild that lives far away from your grandma you would totally understand how exciting it is to look out into an audience at one of your special events and find you grandma there smiling back at you.  Almost every major event that has happened in my life, she has been there: the day I was born, piano recitals, dance competitions, graduation, and the most recent one being my wedding.  She is always concerned about me and wanting the best for me whether it be the best education, the best husband, or even the best health :)  She was a nurse so my mom would call her whenever I was sick to get advice.  She loves her grandchildren.  Whenever I see her she is always telling me all the wonderful things my cousins have been up to and how proud of them she is. I know that she says the same sweet things about me to them in return.  I swear she knows every "domestic" thing there is to know about being a wife and mother.  She would hem my mom's pants, cook all the meals, work incredibly hard, etc.  She is truly one of a kind.

I've always been told that I can learn a lot from the generations before my own, and it's true.  Both my grandma's have taught me so much. Not necessarily in person but by action. They are wonderful women and I love them very much.