Nana Kentucky

(Nana and Megan at Christmas)

This weekend, my parents, brother, and sister in law drove up to Springfield, Illinois to help pack up and move my grandma down here to Louisville. When Papa died 3 years ago, Nana moved from their condo to a retired living community. It was hard on her (as all of us) to lose Papa, but she still had family close by to visit. However, my cousins Missy and Alison moved to Wisconsin and Chicago, so visiting became less frequent. But she still had her daughter (my aunt Sharon) and her husband Gary just a few miles down the road. Tragically this past summer, Sharon was killed in a freak accident while on vacation, and it has been so hard on everyone to recover from. Nana especially, as Sharon would come to visit 2 or 3 times a week. Nana has been worried about what would happen to her as she ages and if any health issues arise. So, it only seemed natural that she would move down here to be close to my dad and all of our family. Dad and mom found a really cute little retired living facility about 5 miles down the road from all of us (we all live within 5-10 miles of each other) so as of today, Nana is officially a KY resident. Megan and I went over this afternoon to help her unpack. All my life, we have only been able to visit my dad's side of the family a few times a year, so now it is so exciting to think that my Nana Illinois is now going to be Nana Kentucky! I can be at her place in 10 minutes! I am looking forward to a wonderful new chapter in our lives where we can see Nana all the time.

Nana, Leslie (sis in law), Wes (brother), and Jason (cousin) at Christmas