together.forever.gramps and me.
This is for my Gramps who had surgery today and a post while I wait to hear how everything went. But more because he's such a huge part of my life!
For as long as I can remember I have always went to my Grandma and Grandpa Harper's house every Saturday for lunch.They live only about twenty minutes away from our house and I am forever grateful for the memories I have shared with them but especially over these past four years. It didn't just start with having lunch it started when my parents both worked so I would spend time with them each day. But this post is about my Grandpa! Bucky Harper what a man, what a grandpa, father and husband. One of the first memories that I can remember is we were in the car on the way back home from going somewhere probably a fish store in allegan and I threw up right there in the back of the jeep, little Micaela felt fine she didn't think she'd get sick and let alone in the jeep. I just remember grandpa saying it's okay, poor gramps had to clean it up.. Then anothe story would be when 9/11 happened I was at my there house after half day pre-school boy what a hard life I had back then. just kidding. I remember it being near lunch time and it coming across the tv and I just stopped. Then another story is in elementary school we have this grandparents day and they came to see me perform, I was such a happy little girl that they loved me enough to come see me perform in the school play thingy. This story happened about seventh grade when my dad had an absess and we were in gobles at another fish store getting some bait and fishing pole line, I have never seen him drive so fast in his life, he likes to drive slow but when it comes to family and needing to go to the hospital he's there. When the times my dad has been in the ER and been admitted he was always willing to have me come to there house just to stay. Then my freshman year he had a heart attack and I freaked out I thought we were going to lose him but he survived the heart attack he just had to have stints put in, and all is okay.
In the summer before my freshman year I went fishing with my grandpa, talk about a great time! It was so much fun, I outfished him and my Uncle Bernie, I even can't a bullhead and if you don't know your fish, a fifteen girl usually doesn't catch one. But I did and I was so happy I got to share the fishing experience with Gramps! Then this past year he's really had to slow down and just take it easy. And today he had to go have surgery and of course the winter decided to hit today but I got to see him pre surgery here is a picture I got with him this morning.
gramps and me
I hugged him extra tight this morning!
We always have such a fun time together and I can't wait to spend many more Saturdays with him and my Grandma! I love pops a lot! I've helped him gut the fish before and kinda fry them, more like keeping them hot in the oven.
This snapshot was taken a little before thanksgiving
family stays together no matter what happens! Love my pops and our memories! We'll be making more in the coming days and months! I love you pops xoxo hugs He's always there for me and I will always be there for him and grandma! Here's to more memories than ever in 2015!
