R.I.P. Grandpa

My grandfather was the best grandpa you could ever have and he was also my hero! He served in WWII with the Italian Army and I loved hearing all that he did and accomplished. He was born in Portofino, Italy where his family still lives and his sister's own a clothing boutique. He was your true blooded Italian and loved life. He was a skilled wallpaper hanger and painter, great fisherman, photographer and would always make most of his Italian dishes from scratch.
He was diagnosed with Bladder Cancer. At first the doctors gave him 2-6 months to live since he didn't want any treatment, but then in September, things got worse. His cancer had spread to his hips and that they found a large tumor making his chances of passing to a few days to a maybe 2 weeks. They had him on a lot of heavy drugs to ease the pain which in turn gave him dementia. So one minute he would think that he was back in Italy, then in the 70's, then to where he remembered me being a baby and so on.
He wasn't eating or drinking well so they had him come home to my grandma's and have hospice take care of him. My family took pictures of him when he was in the hospital and he looked so different from when I last saw him in February/March of this year. He lost so much weight and literally looked like a Holocaust Survivor which of course got me upset and crying.
I feel so blessed that he was able to see Sarah in person and spend time with her. He passed away on September 30, 2009 at 2:45am. He was only 15 days short of celebrating his 60th Anniversary with my grandma.
I miss him so much and everytime I see a picture of him or hear a song that he would listen to all the time, the waterworks just start coming on. I have so many funny and happy memories of him and like to remember him when he was healthy and energetic. One thing I find interesting out of all of this is that when I was 1 1/2 my great grandpa Mario passed away and Papa Bob as I have always called my grandpa, passed away and Sarah is 1 1/2 years old. I will always cherish my grandpa and remind Sarah of her great grandpa with stories and pictures of her with him. You will always be missed, but never forgotten Papa Bob!!!
I love you and miss you terribly!!!!!!

My First Oktoberfest

My first Oktoberfest was a good one though I went with a friend to the one being held on base instead of in Munich due to it being exspensive and my husband being away. Nonetheless, I still had a lot of fun and got to meet Shop Boyz in person along with a free concert!! I wasn't exspecting them to be there since the flyers didn't mention them at all so it was a nice surprise. My daughter was having a playdate with my friend and her daughter so that I could enjoy myself. I needed to have some fun especially since my grandfather passed away on the 30th of September, but that will be talked about in another post.
The food and beer was great along with the music. Shop Boyz only stayed for about 30mins because they were playing later that night at some stadium. They played their hit song, Party Like A Rockstar which of course I was dancing and video taping my fun with my friend. We stayed for three hours before calling it a night. But it was good to get out of the house by myself and have fun without having to worry about a lot of things.