Dear Lucy -
In case you aren't aware, I talk to Grandma Sherry a couple times a day. I tell her almost everything. Now that I'm a mom, I respect mine a lot more. Did you know that being a mom is perhaps one of the most difficult and rewarding things you can do?
Grandma Sherry encouraged her children to see the world beyond Cleveland, Ohio. While her heart was and always will be in NY, she supported my move to Chicago in 2006. Perhaps she was dissappointed that I was going west instead of east with her other kids. Perhaps she thought it was temporary until I started a family of my own. Maybe, however, she just wanted me to be happy. Yeah, that's defenitely it. Not once has she insisted that I look back. She knows I'm in the right place.
Grandma Sherry loves us so much, Luce. Did you know that Grandma Sher taught me that indepedence is imperative, the world is bigger than our own and that education and judism is worth the committment. You'll notice that I share those values and will work to pass them along to you, too.
I miss her every day. You will too...once you know how much you love her. I guess the point of this letter is to let you know that I miss her so much right now...usually I think about her but once in a while it hurts. Today is one of those days. I had to tell someone. In just a couple of weeks, though, we will head to Cleveland to celebrate Passover and three generations of beautiful women will reunit again.
Until then, we have the phone.
Love You,
Mommy
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