Tuesday, February 24, 2026
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My grammy… I truly don’t even know where to start… I am who I am because of you and “the core” you instilled in me. Even when we would be swimming in the little pool eating freeze pops in your backyard, you taught me respect, empathy, manners, treating others with kindness, and how to be strong and resilient. I learned honesty when we played “go fish” and I kept winning and you asked me how to which I finally told you “grammy I was looking in your glasses at the reflection of your cards” and you laughed so hard. We would watch “Babe” and eat microwave popcorn and feel like the luckiest kids in the world and then you’d put us in our cozy little beds, with my quilt i’ll never forget, so you could watch your “violence”. I remember when we would leave your house, saying “dziekuje” (thank you in polish) and i’d be so sad because we had the best time with you, little did we know you were shaping us into who we are and we weren’t just playing croquet or bowling apples in the backyard. One day we watched “Harriet the Spy” and you got me some binoculars and a notebook and I became a little spy.. until I spied too hard on a neighbor and she closed her blinds forever.. oops! So many beautiful memories that I will never forget and hold close to my heart.
Holidays have always been so special and made me truly appreciate my polish roots while all you wanted was to “sit there and stare at us”.. more like sit there and destroy us all in bingo and win all mom’s prizes in a nonchalant, classy way. Holidays won’t be the same without you at our table, eating all the sides you looked forward to and of course, dessert (a girl after my own heart).
You truly were the classiest.. always put together with jewelry and lipstick and beautiful hair and smelled so good. You gave me a love for good perfume because every year, dad would get you the same one. As I got older, i’d call just to say “have I told you today how much I love you” or tell you a dumb little story about my day and you’d laugh and always have such a wise thing to say back. So wise.. you just saw things for what they were and called it as you’d see it and would always say the right thing back that was spot on. I truly think you kept me teaching because i’d call with stories and you’d always know what to say to get me back on track or give me another perspective I didn’t think of or just simply motivate me to keep me going and remind me of why I was a teacher. You just always knew what to say. And i’m so insanely grateful that you got to meet Jordan, and he got your seal of approval, and it definitely helps that he followed in Poppy’s footsteps being a plower and hating to wear a jacket, like grandmother like granddaughter!
I learned so much from you and looked up to you in so many ways. You taught me to be spunky and stand up for the right thing, you taught me to have humor in life, you taught me to embrace where you come from, you taught me to work hard, you taught me what true love is because your heart was the most beautiful heart in the world, you taught me to treat others with kindness and respect, you taught me how to show up for those you love and to embrace every moment you have with them, you taught me how to be strong and resilient, you taught me how to see all sides of things, you taught me how to trust God and have faith.. there’s so many things within me that come from you that i’ll always carry with me (including never using a top sheet because they’re dumb). i’ll miss you forever and the light you gave this world and the deep love you gave me.
