Grandma, the Best Lady that ever lived.

One week ago today, my grandma passed away. And almost to the minute that i begin typing this did i get the call from my mom. She passed sometime between 4am (when aunt mary last saw her) and 6/6:30 when grandpa found her while he was getting ready for church. Sunday Feb 3, 2013 was the longest day i truly believe i've ever had. 

The last time i saw grandma, was less than a month ago. That day she was in good spirits, alert, and had far more energy than she did that night before. It was the so nice to see her in such a way, as it had been a long time. Sadly, we said our final goodbyes and had our final hug and kiss. And I told her i would see her again in no time, and she said i know. 

I will miss her so much, she was everything to me and my family. It's hard to believe she is gone, never her to give kisses, advice, support, or that loving familiar sound when coming in to give a welcome hug, "Ooo Brandi" big tight hug here! and there was always an i love you so much, followed instantly with do you need something to eat? lol.  

When I arrived to your and grandpas house tuesday it's like the roles were changed. Grandpa was there and so excited to see me. I tried my best to stay strong for him, but i even heard his voice crack, broke my heart. He doesn't want to be without you, his bride, his princess. But he reassured me that you two had a long, loving relationship, and that he will see you again (:

Abbie, Allison, & I put together some of your pictures, what a beauty you were when young (: and grandpa so handsome, no wonder you two picked eachother! 
You could just see how much you and grandpa really loved each other, you could see it the way you looked at him and the way he looked at you. a true love story! <3

Your viewing day was a long hard day, especially for grandpa. But i will never forget when he came into see you, he finally broke down, spoke with you, and gave you kisses. He is gonna miss you so so much, your all he talks about! :D So many people came out and the rosary was lovely as always. But it was a cold cold overcast day, which really didn't help matters. 

Your funeral day was a gorgeous, bright, sunny day, and much warmer than the day prior, like you where right there! the service was beautiful, with lots of touching songs. On Eagles Wings (one of my personal favs) and How Great Thou Art.We were all reminded about Love:

Love is patient, love is kind. It is not jealous, [love] is not pompous, it is not inflated,^d 5it is not rude, it does not seek its own interests, it is not quick-tempered, it does not brood over injury,^e 6it does not rejoice over wrongdoing but rejoices with the truth. 7It bears all things, believes all things, hopes all things, endures all things.^f

8^* Love never fails. If there are prophecies, they will be brought to nothing; if tongues, they will cease; if knowledge, it will be brought to nothing. 9For we know partially and we prophesy partially, 10but when the perfect comes, the partial will pass away. 11When I was a child, I used to talk as a child, think as a child, reason as a child; when I became a man, I put aside childish things. 12At present we see indistinctly, as in a mirror, but then face to face. At present I know partially; then I shall know fully, as I am fully known.^g 13^* So faith, hope, love remain, these three;^h but the greatest of these is love. 

The Native American Drum was present, which was so fitting and peaceful, but at the same time made everything so real. before that I felt I was living in a dream, I really did. It was so unreal I felt. I thought you and grandpa would live forever, I really did!!
 
It's hard to think that I will never see your human body anymore and it's even harder to think that grandpa is ready to see you again, so his time will be up soon also. We've never known life without either of you and i can't bare to think of it. But i do know one thing, that I want to see you again, I want to live a simple life like you and grandpa, and have a love with gio like you had with grandpa! :D

I will always LOVE you, I will work on being more like you and Grandpa, I will have a long loving marriage with Gio, as you did with Grandpa. And I ask that you continue to look over me! 

You were the BEST Lady I've ever known! And I cherish every memory I have of you. . .I'll see you again before you know it Grandma!! And I can't wait for that familiar hug!!

Catherine Mae Nagy

birth. 10/9/1928

deceased. 2/3/2013

age. 84

marriage. 5/20/1950

married for 62 yrs to Augustus Nagy.

6 children

13 grandchildren

13 great grandchildren

 

 

 

They make Us a Family. . .Grandparents

Today is National Grandparents Day! And I have two very special people that I can honor today, my Grandpa Augustus (Gus) and my Grandma Catherine. My Grandparents have been involved in so much of my life from my birth, to my kindergarten graduation, to all of my choir concerts, to all of the sacraments, to my high school and college graduations, my own marriage, my first home and every little thing in between! 

They have shared so many stories and memories, I wish I could remember them all. They have taught me what hard work is and that it does pay off, they have taught me honesty, integrity, and have shared a beautiful religion with me. My Grandpa was born August 28 and my Grandma was born October 9, they were married on May 20 and this year celebrated 62 years of marriage! They have 6 children and 13 grandchildren and to date 10 greatgrandchildren! I know they are very proud of each and everyone of us, just as we are all so very proud of them! I LOVE you Grandpa & Grandma, you are my whole world, my whole heart. I couldn't have been blessed with better Grandparents, I hope one day to be just as strong, kind, gentle natured, honorable, and knowledgeable as you both. With so my LOVE and Affection your granddaughter. . .

Brandi Michelle Nagy Thieme

Dear God, please bless my grandparents.
Thank you for the life they gave my parents
and for the life they give to me.

For the ways they helped me and made me strong, I give thanks.
For the ways they love me no matter what, I rejoice.
For the ways they have paved the road
that leads me here, I am grateful.

Let them grow in wisdom and joy in life.
Let them find peace and rest from their work.
Let them be healed of every sickness and pain.
And let them see with their own eyes
the glory of your Son, Jesus,
in the love of their children and grandchildren.

Bless them always until they come to rest in you.
We ask this through Christ our Lord. Amen.

More Than Expected

July 6, 2000, Gio asked me if i would be his girlfriend. I didn't know then what God had planned for me and him. April 29, 2007, Gio asked me if i would be his wife. By this time i had fallen so much in love with him and couldn't wait to spend the rest of my life with him. God had tested me, him, and us, and we made it through. July 12, 2008, We said "I Do" in front of God, Family, & Friends. Both excited to begin this new chapter in our lives, and encouraged to have a long lasting relationship and marriage by my parents, my grandparents, as well as his grandparents.

July 6, 2012. We've been together for 12 years now, and the time has really just flown by, not to sure where it has went to.
July 12, 2012. We've been married for 4 years, and more in love than i thought possible.

12 years together, 4 years happily married

We've grown and changed so much in the time we've spent together, but it's been for the better! We've been through some of the hardest of times, and made it through! We've been strong and successful all due to our love for each other, our strong positive marriage and relationship examples, and God! I look forward to growing old with my best friend, my love, my husband, Giovanni. I look forward to the years flying by, but revisiting the memories over and over. I look forward to falling more deeply in love with the one person i have chosen to spend the rest of my life with. Happy Anniversary Babe!!

The Sweetest Butterflies

Finally 16, and i can start to date!! I've waited for this for what seems like FOREVER!! I have found that special someone and every minute of every day i can only think about being with him. I get butterflies in my stomach just thinking about the next time i'll hear his voice or even better see him, everything he does gives me butterflies!

Almost 12 years have went by! And so many stomach butterfly memories have passed. It sometimes saddens me to know that the littlest thing could make me so crazy, so happy, so in love. But then the sweetest thing happened and gave me the stomach butterflies that I miss. . . .Gio can remember where we had our first kiss!! I didn't even remember, and sadly I really didn't think he would care, nor did I think he even knew! But he did, and he could tell me as if it had happened yesterday. Our first kiss was at Bixler Lake in Kendallville the summer of 2000 (: <3

It melts my whole heart to know that he (a man) would remember such a thing. It brings the biggest smile to my face. It reminds me how much he really does care and love me!

I realize that Love is not measured by the amount of stomach butterflies that he can give, and I realize that I don't need stomach butterflies everyday to Love him, but after 12 years the stomach butterflies that I do get are so much more than what they used to be, and I cherish them. . . .I cherish them so so much! And you know what else?. . . .I am not sadden by the fact that stomach butterflies are so few, I actually look forward to that feeling, that feeling that I forget about, which makes those stomach butterflies the sweetest butterflies.

Not Ready, Even If She Is

I can barely write or think about this without tears flooding my eyes. But I got terrible news over the weekend while spending time with my family. My 83 year old grandma has recently found a spot on her liver. She had some further testing done and got those results yesterday. It's the worst news I could have gotten, she was told that she also has another spot on her colon and that this monday she will be going to the Oncologist. My heart sank into my chest, I could barely breath, my grandma can't die!! She just can't!! I'm not ready for her to go! And even though I'm not ready for her to leave, she is ready with open arms! I can't even think about my life, or my families life without her, I really truly can't. All I can think about is all the memories, all the talks, all the LOVE that she brings. I can't help but play back how this past friday night I was showing her pictures of Gio & I's new home, how we had some laughs, how she said she was proud of me. And as Gio & I were leaving, and I kissed and hugged her goodbye, how she always tells me how pretty I am, and to Gio make sure to take care of her. How I told her we'll see you in a few weeks at easter. I can only hope and pray that I will see her in just a few short weeks. It makes me so nervous that I won't get to see her then, or if I do, how sick she may look. The saddest part, I am horrible at talking with dying people, I just don't even know what to say, I don't know why I have such an issue with it, but I do know one thing, I can't and won't let my grandma leave this earth without her knowing how much I love her, how much I care for her, how much she has shown me, how much she inspires me, how much of an example she is of all things good. I Love You Grandma!

The Best Example of What People Should Be.

A frog went a-courtin’ and he did ride, M-hm, M-hm.
A frog went a-courtin’ and he did ride,
Sword and pistol by his side, M-hm, M-hm.
He rode up to Miss Mousie’s door, M-hm, M-hm,
He rode up to Miss Mousie’s door,
Where he’d often been before, M-hm, M-hm.
He said, “Miss Mouse, are you within?” M-hm, M-hm,
He said, “Miss Mouse, are you within?”
“Yes, kind sir, I sit and spin.” M-hm, M-hm.
He took Miss Mouse upon his knee, M-hm, M-hm,
He took Miss Mouse upon his knee and
Said “Miss Mouse, will you marry me?” M-hm, M-hm.
“Without my Uncle Rat’s consent, M-hm, M-hm,
Without my Uncle Rat’s consent
I wouldn’t marry the President.” M-hm, M-hm.
Uncle Rat laughed and shook his fat sides, M-hm, M-hm,
Uncle Rat laughed and shook his fat sides,
To think his niece would be a bride, M-hm, M-hm.
Then Uncle Rat rode off to town, M-hm, M-hm,
Then Uncle Rat rode off to town
To buy his niece a wedding gown, M-hm, M-hm.
“Oh, where will the wedding supper be?” M-hm, M-hm,
“Oh where will the wedding supper be?”
“Way down yonder in the hollow tree.” M-hm, M-hm.
The first to come was the little white moth, M-hm, M-hm,
The first to come was the little white moth;
She spread out the tablecloth, M-hm, M-hm.
The next to come was the bumblebee, M-hm, M-hm,
The next to come was the bumblebee who
Played the fiddle upon his knee, M-hm, M-hm.
The next to come was a little flea, M-hm, M-hm,
The next to come was a little flea who
Danced a jig with the bumblebee, M-hm, M-hm.
The next to come was Missus Cow, M-hm, M-hm,
The next to come was Missus Cow who
Tried to dance but didn’t know how, M-hm, M-hm.
Now Mister Frog was dressed in green, M-hm, M-hm,
Now Mister Frog was dressed in green and
Sweet Miss Mouse looked like a queen, M-hm, M-hm.
In slowly walked the Parson Rook, M-hm, M-hm,
In slowly walked the Parson Rook;
Under his arm he carried a book, M-hm, M-hm.
They all gathered round the lucky pair, M-hm, M-hm,
They all gathered round the lucky pair,
Singing, dancing everywhere, M-hm, M-hm.
Then Frog and Mouse went off to France, M-hm, M-hm,
Then Frog and Mouse went off to France and
That’s the end of my romance, M-hm, M-hm.

~one of the songs she would sing while rocking me to sleep

Now I lay me down to sleep,
I pray the Lord my soul to keep;
if I die before I wake,
I pray for Lord my soul to take.

~our bedtime prayer when sleeping over

All Things Love

Day 6

today is valentines day! and i have so much {{Love}} for so many different reasons, it was hard to narrow it down to just one for the past couple of days (: 

but todays {{Love}} is the most obvious. lol. i {{Love}} my one and only, my best friend, my everything, my husband, Giovanni Anadom Thieme! i {{Love}} him for the man he was 12yrs ago when we met. i {{Love}} him for the man he is today. and i know i'll {{Love}} him for the man he will continue to become! i {{Love}} him for supporting me, through it all. i {{Love}} that he wants the best for me, for us. i {{Love}} that he always wants me to be happy and will go to no end to make sure i am. i {{Love}} the memories we've made together and i {{Love}} the memories that are going to be made! i {{Love}} that we laugh together, and sometimes laugh so hard we cry! i {{Love}} his smile, it's heart melting :) i {{Love}} that he is truly a good person. i {{Love}} that he has such a caring heart, and would do anything for anyone, anytime. i {{Love}} that he is comfortable enough to be himself, he hides nothing from me! (and i mean nothing) lol. i {{Love}} that he'll sit and watch a chick flick with me. i {{Love}} that we share a common goal in life. i {{Love}} that he values me, as a woman, as his wife, as his best friend! i {{Love}} that we can act like such fools together! i {{Love}} the joy and smiles he brings to my life. i {{Love}} that he chose me to spend the rest of his life with, to call his wife!

I {{Love}} Gio for so much more than could be put into words! I {{Love}} him whole heartedly and I couldn't imagine my life without him by my side! The  struggles we've been through, the triumphs we've had make me {{Love}} our life together. I feel so honored, so blessed, to have a {{Love}} like ours to show to the world!

I {{LOVE}} YOU, Giovanni 

yesterday, today, tomorrow, always and forever!

xoxo

I wish to belong to you, I’ll be the one you’re looking for 

and we’ll be the one heaven’s searching for!

For it was not into my ear you whispered, but into my heart.

It was not my lips you kissed, but my soul.
Judy Garland

All Things Love

Day 5

 The third member of our family Echo, is my {{Love}}. Echo has been apart of our family since 2009! She's got such a personality! She can be such a stinker or she can be a lovie dovie little thing (: She def {{Loves}} us both, when I'm not here she {{Loves}} on Gio, but as soon as I get home, she's like my shadow! lol. Gio likes to give her a hard time when playing, makes me laugh and shake my head (: I like to cuddle with her, (she's a great foot warmer)! I {{Love}} when Echo greets us at the door when we've been gone. I {{Love}} that she likes to be in our company. Echo gets in this wild mood and starts running through the apartment, I {{Love}} it, it makes us both laugh, the burst of energy just comes out of nowhere! Echo also {{Loves}} to watch the birds that come by the patio window! I {{Love}} when she gets low to the ground, wiggles her butt and runs up on them, like she can actually get them! It's the cutest! I {{Love}} that she's got one specific toy she likes the most, and no matter how many times we bring it to the living room, it ALWAYS is back in the bedroom the next morning! I also {{Love}} that on the weekends, Echo comes to the bed and depending on her mood, will either lay there with us, or meow at us till one of us gets out of bed! I {{Love}} Echo, she brings such joy and laughter to Gio & I's life!

She hates pictures. Lol

Echo

It's just the 3 of us, but we are a family <3

All Things Love

Day 4

Early weekend mornings spent by myself and the things I enjoy about it is my {{Love}} for today.  I {{Love}} the simplicity of it. I {{Love}} that there is no tv on, no radio blasting, no facebook notifications coming from my phone. I {{Love}} the early morning light that comes in. I {{Love}} the sound of birds chirping. I {{Love}} the smell of my morning coffee, I {{Love}} that I can slowly enjoy my coffee. I {{Love}} that I can sit and read and get lost in what it is I'm reading. I {{Love}} that I can just let my mind wonder about whatever it desires. I {{Love}} that echo comes to cuddle with  me. I {{Love}} that I have a little bit of me time. I {{Love}} that this time restores, re energizes, refuels me.   But eventually I {{Love}} hearing Gio's voice coming from the bedroom, saying my name, letting me know he's awake.

I have to be alone very often. I'd be quite happy if I spent from Saturday night until Monday morning alone in my apartment. That's how I refuel.

Audrey Hepburn 

All Things Love

Day 3

todays {{Love}} is the random time when gio and i play! this kind of play doesn't happen often, it's unplanned, and i {{Love}} every bit of it! we tickle each other, roll around on each other, pick on each other, laugh at each other, it's so much fun! lol i truly {{Love}} how random this play is, and i {{Love}} that playtime comes at the best of times (like when we most need it)! i {{Love}} that we as a couple just sorta know when it's a good time to play, and i {{Love}} that something so random, gives us so much joy, laughter, and fun (:

All Things Love

Day 2

I {{Love}} when my half morning off from work is a day Gio is off! I {{Love}} that it's not a typical day with him. I {{Love}} that we cuddle, I {{Love}} that we stay in bed until we can't! I {{Love}} that we lay there and talk about whatever! I {{Love}} waking up first and watching him sleep :) I {{Love}} that there is no alarm set, telling us time to get outta bed, time for work. I {{Love}} the morning light shinning in and the birds singing to us (: But mostly I {{Love}} waking up to him and I {{Love}} that I'm the one he chose to wake up too!

All Things Love

Valentine's Day is fast approaching and for the next 6 days, everyday I will post about what I Love! (:

Day 1

I {{Love}} that I can go into work, and get a good {{laugh}} from someone! That someone can put a {{smile}} on my face no matter the mood I'm in! It's a great feeling to know that after 3 years I can still say at the end of the day I had a good day (: It's such a {{blessing}} to have that at your job! And I {{Love}} that I can even say that about my job!

A good time to laugh is any time you can. 

~Linda Ellerbee