I miss my grandpa

Ever since I got back from Mississippi, I have felt like life has been a bit of  a blur.  I came home sick and slept 36 out of 72 hours but the hardest hit came the morning after Easter on my way to the beach when my dad called to tell me my grandpa had passed away.  You know, I was just driving and laughing with my friends, and the call came so unexpectedly. My grandma died in September 08'.  She was 86 years old and in and out of the hospital and in a way we knew she was going to die.  But I have the strongest memory of my Grandpa with her before she died.  He would sit at her bedside all day long and read books until she fell asleep at night.  I spent some time with him in the hospital and he told me there was no place he would rather be than right there, by her side.  They were married for 64 years!  I can honestly say, they are one of the strongest examples of love and commitment I have seen in my life.  I can remember at their 50th wedding anniversary, the two of them dancing so well together, and I thought to myself, I want to be like that one day.  To have someone I love and still dance together when we're 75 years old as if we had just started dating.  My grandpa taught me how to golf,  he had the best belly for me to crawl up on and read stories, he would build the BIGGEST leaf piles for me to jump in the Fall, and he showed me how marriage can last!  I am leaving to Cleveland for his funeral this weekend and I know it will be such a sad time. Especially for my dad whose lost both parents in 1 year.  I am reminded how few moments we have in life with the people we love and not to take them for granted. I love my grandpa becker and I'm going to miss him.