The person I am today

Sherry and I have had many conversations during our almost 24 years of marriage about how I became the person I am today.  You see if you look at my family, I am rather different with regards to things such as interests, food, wine, where I vacation, etc.  As different as I may appear, you would think the person I am today had to have its roots in my family somewhere.  

Due to recent events, I have been thinking about this question a lot and I finally came upon a big part of the answer.  The real genesis behind who I am today was my grandmother, Ruby.

To put it simply, my Ruby loved, and embraced, life.  She loved spending time with family and friends.  What she was doing was rarely as important as who she was doing it with.  She was always laughing about something and seemed to find something good and fun in everything life threw her way.  She also had an adventurous spirit and was also willing to try new things or go to new places.

I spent many hours with her as a growing, impressionable child and no matter what we were doing you could bet we were having fun in the process.  Whether it was fishing, doing yard work, playing a raucous game of UNO, or just watching TV, fun and a love for life where always near.

So this is my simple thank you to my grandmother for teaching me it’s not about how much money you make or how many possessions you own, but how you live you life that makes if fun. 

Au revoir!