RIP Grandmother

today marks the 1 year anniv. of my grandmother's death. i grew up living right next door to her and my grand-daddy my entire life. she was in hospice in her final days..i was at work,in training, when i got the call. i remember it like it was yesterday. pretty sad stuff so i wont get into the details--but i miss her, love her, and theres so much i wish i could tell her. i got this tattoo done shortly after she died, i knew i wanted to do something in her memory and this came pretty quickly to me.ive never really explained to anyone what it meant-just that it was for her...for some reason i now feel the need:

doves-- a triumph of life over death,peace,purity,forgivness,and hope.
(most of these meanings are self-explanitory, forgivness is for me--as i to this day feel i need it from my grandmother,but not sure if i deserve it)
peace sign-- obvious, peace...RIP
broken heart--the broken hearts of the ones left behind, my grandmother was an incredible woman who is loved and missed by many. broken heart because part of me feels that is what she died from: she started going downhill from the moment my granddaddy died, when her mind started 'going' she often talked of him,to him,and asked about him. they were married for a long time and raised an incredible family.
the tears--of course for OUR tears. and also-i spent time with my grandmother in hospice the night before she died. i literally sat there listening to her breathe. i talked to her, cried, told her i loved her-for the longest time she hadnt recognized me, but that night she turned and looked at me right in the eye with her beautiful blue eyes,and a single tear rolled down her face. thats the last memory i have of my grandmother alive.
blue eyes on the dove-- obviously, i have her eyes, and was very blessed to be born with them.

i dont know why all of a sudden i feel the need to explain this tattoo but i do. its my favorite, i love it, and think of her often. i cant beleive its already been a year.

RIP grandmother <3