SOMETHING OLD, SOMETHING NEW, SOMETHING BORROWED, SOMETHING BLUE

A couple of months ago, my parents set aside some boxes for me to go through. Most of them were filled with old papers, school books and pictures. I rolled my eyes when they asked me to go through the boxes, because I didn't want to sift through a bunch of junk.

I'm not a packrat, but I do tend to save special cards and notes from my family and friends. While going through one of the boxes, I came across this card:

The card says:
"Dearest Katie, Sorry this is late. The thought is something old and something new. The old is a necklace grandpa gave me. The thought it should belong to you. It will be a memory for you of your graduation and of us. Love and Gods blessing, Grandpa and Grandma."
This note is from my maternal grandmother, who passed away a couple of years ago. As soon as I read the note, I knew I had my "something old" for my wedding. I'm going to have this necklace sewn into my bouquet:

While I'm sad that my maternal and paternal grandmothers won't physically be there on my wedding day, I know that they'll be with me spiritually and I know they'll be smiling when I walk down that asile and marry J.