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(via a-mandolin)
Anyone will tell you that Inay didn’t like for you to be hungry. She also didn’t believe in being too full—Amanda and I would often find ourselves eating some biscuits, cookies, or fruits after having stuffed ourselves with her delicious tapa or fried donuts with sugar. That’s what is so great about Inay; she cared for others very genuinely. Even at 91, she was still putting everyone before herself.
Inay, I’m really going to miss eating meals while you told us stories about your truly amazing life. I’ll miss how you would laugh when I only ever ate pan de sal, or when I refused to cut my hair all these years. I’m going to miss your cooking, your stories, how you’d laugh at my super bulol Tagalog, and I’ll miss you waving at us from the window of your house when we drove away. I could go on writing forever about you, but I’ll just say this: Inay, you were the greatest grandmother that anyone could have ever hoped to have. I’m grateful that you were such a big part of my life, and you have taught me so, so much. You always told us, “ingat” before we would leave to go anywhere and Inay, mag ingat din kayo. I still can’t believe that you’re gone, and I will miss you forever.
Love you always Inay,
Meg
P.S. Don’t worry, ‘Nay, I am still taking my vitamins everyday, just like you always said.
i have about one week until the new semester starts up.
things i meant to do over the break:
- study abroad application
- scholarship applications
- practice mandarin chinese
- eat less junk
- be generally more productive with my life
things i have accomplished over winter break:
ignore study abroad applicationignore scholarship applicationsforget all chinese textbooks in austineat WAY more junk WAY more frequentlybe generally less productive with my life
