Your grandfather

today, is the seventh anniversary of the passing of my beloved grandpa. (yong chun kang). i hope i went to church today to remember him, and say a prayer for him. i loved him very much. he was my absolute favorite. when i was little, i used to count down the days til he came from korea to visit us. i loved when he came to visit. he would always bring bags (mom calls them immigration bags) and they were often filled with gifts for me and lucy. he used to bring us beautiful han boks, blankets, and other things. i would get really excited when he came. when the time came to take him to lax so he could go back to korea, i would cry for hours. i remember when brian was born and grandpa came. i had some jealousy issues because i was so used to all of his attention. but he adored brian with all of his heart and love overflowed from him. i want to love like he did. i still remember this time at costco, we were in line. and there was a man in front of us trying to lift a rice bag onto the conveyer belt. my grandpa rushed over to help him. and i remember watching and wondering what he was doing. my dad explained to him that here in america, people dont really do that. i really loved my grandpa. i wish i could've said goodbye in something more than a card. in that card, i wrote in korean that i hope he got better soon so he could come visit us. but we all knew that wouldnt happen. my fondest memories are of my grandpa and our walks in the evening. and picking up leaves in our front yard in big black trash bags. and walking to crawford's to buy cheese, so we could make quesadillas. grandpa you did love those quesadillas. and i also remember wanting to be just like him, and he would always eat a lot of oatmeal. so i acquired a taste for it, and i love oatmeal too. he used to make it with a lot of milk and it would be like soup. so thats how i still eat it. grandpa, you are in heaven now. i can't wait to see you again. i miss you very much.