Thank You

Thank you all for the outpouring of love over my grandpa's death, which came in the form of early-morning phone calls, e-mails, blog-posts, Facebook wall messages, and all other manner of communication. I especially appreciate the people who said something despite not knowing what to say, because I know how hard it is to communicate the act of a big hug with no words via the internet.

Wojapi, over the last week I have wanted to spew Grandpa stories, feelings about what's been happening, and talk about how the last week has gone. However, doing that would involve spewing stuff about members of my family who are alive and know how to read, and they don't like that. Mama Nabi, one of the phrases my grandpa said to me often when things didn't work out the way I wanted/needed was, "You are slated for better things." It may be a cliche, it may be some trite phrase he got off a forture cookie and wrote down in his perfect handwriting, but it made me feel better when he'd say it. Hope is a powerful thing. You are slated for better love, MN. We won't let you accept anything less than you deserve, and it will come.