dad's parents - granny and grandpa

• of all the houses I've ever been in or lived in, their house will always be my favorite
• all the red's games granny would take me and my brother to
• my first taste of coffee when me and granny were freezing during a reds game
• granny taking me and my brothers to king's island and surf cincinnati
• the mornings when Grandpa would take me to school, he would play a game with me at the kitchen table while we waited to leave
• christmas day
• animal pancakes
• grandfather clock
• koolaid fanny pack
• "flush 'em down, mitzer!"

ma's parents - grandma and grandpa

• day of fishing with grandpa and one of my cousins
• christmas eve
• "damnit mare!"
• letting grandpa use my drumset to play his final show
• at his wake, presenting grandpa with the last pair of drumsticks he used