of your galaxy dancing & laughing..

march 18th.

I seriously can't believe it's been a year since my great paca passed..
where does time go?

the second picture was taken the summer of 2011, 

the summer after he was diagnosed with cancer.

in both pictures he is smiling--something he never does in pictures.

but, boy did that man have a good sense of humor.

I can think of numerous times where I was bent over because the man had me laughing so hard!

you see, he was very quiet in group settings. Not necessarily because he was shy, but because he liked absorbing up all the information about people as he could.

and then every once in a while, he would speak up to say something witty.

and trust me, it was witty.

everyone would just laugh & laugh because it was so funny.

he had that effect on people--to make them laugh, to make them smile.

the second of many, many great qualities my grandpa had was his work ethic.

I have never known a person to single-handily wash dishes and clean the kitchen as efficient as he.

our family is quite large and we love to eat. so there were dozens and dozens of dishes to be done.

and grandpa would always get his food last, and then get up first to do the dishes.

he wouldn't let anyone else help me because "you just get in my way"

haha, I remember one time he literally swatted my hands away & told me to go have fun with my cousins, he'll clean the dishes. 

and that's just how he was.. ALWAYS giving. he never had much, but he gave everything he had...

he was funny and he was selfless--if I can meet a man half as good as him, I will be in good shape.

I miss him, but I know I'll see him again--& until then, I will pick up where he left off with cleaning the dishes.

day eleven: a song on the soundtrack of my favorite movie.

first movie that comes into my mind is what i'm just going to have to go for because choosing a favorite movie is near impossible.

a walk to remember. I guess you can't go wrong with that one :)

I like switchfoot's version better than mandy moore's, even though I would kill for her voice.

only hope, Switchfoot