Signature

As I slid my finger under the plain white seal, ripping open the large envelope, I couldn’t help but think about what this meant. After eighteen and a half months, this was the final set of papers. I have received so many large white envelopes since August 29, 2021. But this one would be the last. This settles the estate.

My grandmom was like a mother to me, so serving as the executrix of her estate has been an honor. At the same time, it has been a way to stay “connected” to her.

I miss her.

She loved me like no one else ever did and she told me so, every chance she got. I think everyone should have someone like that in their life. Grandmom and I didn’t have as much time together as we should have. People and situations kept us apart at times, but she never stopped loving me.

As I signed my name today, next to the neon arrow placed carefully by the attorney, I wrote so slowly…knowing that another jumbo white envelope would not arrive again, connecting us together in this odd way.

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