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Mom has been scanning in a bunch of old photos and this one spoke to me. My grandmother (”Dee-Dee” as I call her… even though her name is Sandra) is the stunning lady on the left. This photo is when she and her best friend, Mary, went to Amarillo on a trip. These two were super close – Dee-Dee even introduced Mary to the man that would eventually become her husband. I love this photo and thought it was fitting to share. It’s a fun and spunky side of a lady that means the world to me. I’m super close to my Dee-Dee and love her so friggin’ much. She has had so much impact on me and my life and it’s through her I’ve learned what “unconditional love” means. Something was very familiar in this image – even though the youthful, energetic energy is not something I would automatically attribute to my grandmother today. Sometimes we (aka – I) forget the life experiences that shape the people we look up to. This simple photo is cool because it kinda makes me think that my Dee-Dee and I have more in common than what I would ever imagine. She’s as beautiful today as she was then – and I hope I can follow in her footsteps.