I decided to share with everyone my eulogy that I wrote for my Mema's funeral. My Mema is very special to me. She was more than a grandmother, she was a friend.
"My Mema was the type of person that can go somewhere and make friends instantly. She was sweet, caring, feisty, beautiful, and an all around amazing woman. I have so many good memories with my mema. I remember when I was little, she would always make clothes for me. She loved her sewing; She even taught me how to sew. I would make clothes for my dolls and make myself little purses, but they never came out like the things she made me. Mema also loved shopping. Papa would bring her down to the house and the first thing she would say is “Lets go to the store”. So we would go shopping and be gone for hours. Even when she wasn’t shopping with me, she would call me and say that she found something and would ask me what I thought and if she should buy it. She did that a lot with books. She would call and ask me if I read it or heard of that particular book, then she would say ok, I’m going to buy it, when I’m done reading it I’ll give it to you. I’m a book worm just like she is. Me and Mema would always call each other to see how each other were feeling. We would get to talking and tell each other about our day and what’s going on in life. She would always ask me if I was dating anyone and always asked why not. Then she would always say “mija, you’re going to find a great guy, I just know it”. Mema was always a great listener and gave advice whenever you needed it. Mema loved angels, she even named one of her rooms in her house “The angel room”. Now Mema is up in Heaven along with the Angels she loved so much watching down on all of us."
