Hello All,
I hope everyone is having a splendid week thus far. As for my self, I taught a slight bug again. So I ain’t feeling too hot right now, but oddly enough….I’ve been told I look fine/good. Go Figure, right.
Last night, I was graciously able to have dinner with my Madre and Prima. My cousin just recently moved to Tucson. Thus far, she is loving it! As I knew she would.
We dined at Olive Garden on Broadway and Craycroft. The wait wasn’t bad at all either. We were seated and greeted by one of the best waiter’s I have ever experienced. His name is Leo. He was full of personality, laughter and jokes all night. Just like the commercials say, he really did treat us like family.
Needless to say, Leo earned himself a great tip from us. I was still not feeling too hot. So after the salad and the sinfully delicious breadsticks were done, so too was I . It broke my heart when my beautiful $15 plate was brought to me and all I could do was nimble at it. Oh well, it will make a great lunch later today.
As I enjoyed the company of my family; it got my thinking of the past two years. My family has recently went through a very hard time full of personal loss and finding our faith and personal strength.
Cancer is a hated word in my family now. In these two years we lost both my grandparents, on my mother’s side. Sadly, two months after my grandmother passed away; my Tio Juan lost his fight with colon cancer. He was my mother’s best friend and eldest sibling of the six of them. Needless to say, it’s hasn’t been easy. Some days are harder than others.
Overall, I knew it was coming. I’m grateful my grandparents didn’t suffer too terribly much. My grandfather left this world with a sense of personal class that I have never seen before. From his sense of having lived a fulfilled life, I saw a glimce of what “old school integrity” must have been like in his day. My grandparents were very much traditional people. I am very proud and honored to have known them. I count my blessings everyday that I had them in my life as long as I did.
I couldn’t help but to recap the past two years as we sat there and laughed and simply enjoyed being together. It dawned on me then that it had been a while since we laughed as hard as we did. Tomorrow isn’t always promised to us, that saying holds too true for us. As I’m sure it does for many of your readers out there as well.
As we talked and laughed I observed my beautiful mother and could see many of my grandparents traits in her. From body gestures, to personal expressions. My Cousin also has them as well. I wondered what similar traits they see in me from them. Ok, that’s enough sharing for one night.
Take care all!
Tony Ray Baker
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