Last Saturday, my cousins Rachel, Hayley, and I gathered over at my Aunt Deedee’s and Uncle Steve’s house to carry on an old family tradition.
Every year, at Christmastime, my aunt Lori and my grandmother Momo would make hundred of cookies and send them out to all of our family. Since they lived in California, and we live on the East coast, even though we couldn’t always be together on Christmas, I always looked forward to those cookies arriving every year.
My Momo passed away the Monday before my wedding. I was filled with such sorrow that I didn’t know if I was going to make it through.
Rachel called me shortly after we returned from our honeymoon with a brilliant idea. She said, “let’s continue in Momo’s footsteps and make the cookies ourselves.” So we did.
It took us all day long, but I think Momo would be so proud of us.
I documented our first time making these cookies, in what is sure to become a new holiday tradition for our family.
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Lauren I’m so sorry to hear about your grandmother. You’ve got me all teary eyed. What a beautiful way to carry on her memory!
Thank you so much for a wonderful memory of our dear Shirley and her family. Yes, it brought tears, but hey, that’s okay. They are happy tears.
She was a grand lady and left a wonderful legacy to all her family. You are all so special.
Have a wonderul Christmas!
i’m so sorry about your gramma
i lost my gramma this past september. the hardest thing of my life to deal with, i know exactly how you felt. it’s so great that you kept her tradition alive. ok i’m getting sad now. bless you guys!
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