I love you Grandpa

My Grandpa

You are one of the best people I know. Your smile and laugh are infectious. I can't help but be happy when I am around you. So many things remind me of you.

Whistling, cowboy jokes, harmonica music, playing the guitar, hiking, a balcony with a view. 

I could sit and listen to you talk for hours. I love hearing stories from your youth and laughing along with you when you share a funny experience. 

I love how you love grandma. 

I am inspired by how much you love and respect each other. Your relationship is one that I hope to have in my own life one day. Your positive attitude through everything is such an incredible example and is something that I am trying to work on in my own life. You are such a great example to me; knowing you makes me strive to be a better person. 

You said something the other day that really struck me. 

"That's what it's all about - gladdening hearts."

 I try to keep that thought with me everyday. I look for ways to leave someones day a little brighter than it was before I saw them. I'm not saying I'm good at it; it's a work in progress. But I hope to gladden someones heart the way you have gladdened mine on numerous occasions.

I feel so incredibly blessed to get to be a part of your beautiful family and to have the knowledge that we will be together forever.

Grandpa, I Love You