May 7, 2013

In just 5 days it will be Mother's Day. The one day each year where we really should show our Moms how special they are, how much we love them & appreciate them. Every year I send Mother's day cards to the few close friends that I have & to every Mom in my family. Alot of them have really been there for me throughout my life. I'll be a little late with this blog entry but if you are a Mom, I want to wish you a very Happy Mother's Day. This particular Mother's day will be a hard one in my family. This Mother's day falls on May 12, & 7 years ago on May 12, 2006, my Grandmom died. I had the best Grandmom you could have ever asked for. My earliest & oldest memories are of her. My entire childhood she would open her home to me every summer. Staying with her & my Aunt Lila were the best times. Fun, good food, never a boring day. Gram would make all these snacks & we would sneak them into the movies. she loved going to the theater to see the newest movies, & she would always have her goody bags ready to sneak in. Movie theater candy & foods are just too expensive. Even 25 years ago. Gram worked hard her entire life & it almost killed me when she died. I stopped speaking for a little while. I had no words left in me. I have my favorite photo of my Grandmom. It's from Easter of 1999, right before I was sentenced to life in prison. My Justine spent Easter with my Grandmom & they had a wonderful day togeether. I look at that photo every day & I try to keep hope alive inside of me. My Nonna, Gram is what everyone called her, she was a Godsend. Every birthday, Christmas, she made everyone of her grandkids feel special by making sure they always had a present. The best way to describe her, she was just a perfect grandmother. Loved every one of her grandkids with no exceptions. She was glue that held our family together. She was so heart broken after my Grandpop died. She wanted nothing more than to see him again. Though it hurts every day, I do believe that they are finally back together again, in heaven, where they belong. My Grandmom is survived by her 3 daughters, my Aunts Cindy & Diane, & my Mom Bev. Diane bought Grams house when she died & the one thing I can remember is that Gram was so very proud of her sunflowers that she would grow to over 5 feet tall in her front yard. I hope they are still growing Diane. I might have spent a large portion of my life in prison but I was very close to my Gram & I just want to say that I'll never forget. Thank you for being the best Grandmom I could have ever asked for. I could write pages of the memories she gave me, but I won't. My biggest regret was that I never got to spend much time with her as she got older, & I don't think she really knew how much I loved & appreciated her. I would have liked to include some pictures but I don't have any stamps & without stamps I can't get my pictures returned to me. I will leave this with the following, don't forget who you have loved & lost. Families are stronger together. I won't forget.

Joan Pezzeca (Gram) 8/5/33 - 5/12/06 : William Pezzeca (Pop) 8/18/24 - 3/15/98
Lila Pezzeca (Aunt) 11/6/60 - 2/21/98 : Bruce Pezzeca (Uncle) 12/19/51 - 1995
I love you's & I miss you's all. Rest in Peace. Ciao.