I've thought about what to write for a while now and yet I am still struggling. These past few days I have had so many memories pop in my mind, some of which I haven't thought about in years. The earliest ones I can honestly remember are from Elba Heights. A lot of those are jumbled and scattered between so many birthday parties, Christmases, and Halloween's. Halloween alone is a favorite memory of mine because of the countless costumes she made is over the years. I still have a few tucked away safely that I will cherish forever. There's funny little things that I can think of that may not have been significant for others but they are fond to me. Getting ready for school and her brushing my hair. You couldn't be a tender head with her and by the time she was done I felt as if I had gotten a facelift and a helmet full of hairspray. I remember the many summers spent with Granny and Calvin in Destin. Walking to the beach and getting ice cream, those little craft briefcases, and those wish bracelets we'd tie around our ankles. There are so many more I could list but I think I would be writing for days. There are significant things that are part of my core that I learned from her. The fascination of the weird and witchy, many of you know this because you knew I would enjoy those things of hers. My love for crafting and being creative. My other grandmother fostered this love but Granny was the one to teach me how to crochet and tried to teach me to sew. Everytime I have or will crochet or sew I will think of her. The last things (I can think of for now) I know I got from her are my stubbornness, my fierce Independence and my lack of wanting to take shit from no one. We didn't always get along but we knew we still loved each other no matter what. I will always cherish her last words to me were, "I love you too". It hurts so much to feel the void of her no longer there. She was always there and I don't quite know how to handle it. The only way to describe it is like a hole in me. I love you Granny and I miss you so much already.