Auntie Sweetie, I just want to thank you for being a big part of my childhood. For being instrumental in giving me the best childhood a kid could have. Thank you for all the memories that I will forever cherish:
• All our shopping trips
• All our dining excursion (to almost every restaurant on this island)
• Staying up til 3am playing video games
• All the card games (Crazy 8’s, Uno, etc.) and board games
• Trips to the zoo and,
• Taking me on my first plane ride to the Big Island
What I know I will cherish the most is our talks. Thank you for answering all my questions and not shunning or cringing at the subjects that I brought up, whether it was about my curiosity of the birds and the bees or questions about grandma and grandpa. Thank you for being so open and honest with me. Thank you from the bottom of my heart.
Thank you for your generosity. Thank you for always checking on me seeing if I needed anything, even when I lived 3000 miles away. And when I would respond “AWWW AUNTIE - NO NEED, I’M FINE†you still opened your generous heart and sent a calendar, or a Hawaiian care package, or even remembering my birthday. You’re thoughtfulness always amazed me.
Even though you spent one too many nights and months in the hospital, I will be eternally grateful and indebted to GOD for that time for giving me the opportunity to sit by your bedside and reminisce and to truly say good bye to you. It’s sad to think that people lose loved ones never having this opportunity - this opportunity to say “Remember when†or “Good Bye, I’ll see you tomorrow†or “I Love You†while holding a loved one’s hand knowing that time short! IT’S THOSE PRECIOUS MOMENT FOR ME, THAT IS ETCHED IN MY MIND and HEART!!!
So Auntie Sweetie, I know you’re in a better place now but that doesn’t mean I won’t miss you. But I can guarantee you this, I will see you again and when I do please have your deck of card waiting for me because I’m looking forward to redeeming myself and finally beating you in a game of Trumps!
Until we meet again Auntie Sweetie…………I LOVE YOU!
Maka ala! :)
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