I love that they are polar opposites of each other and whether they realized/realize they influenced me, they did. Very much so and I'm very appreciative of it.

My Father's Mother:

• Small, white coffee cups
• Beds that are always made
• Crafts and painting
• Curly red hair
• Antiques
• Big meals with family
  • Thanksgiving
  • Typical Southern food
  • Spaghetti
  • Easter
  • Homemade deserts
    • Chocolate chip cookies
    • Banana bread
  • Christmas
• Etiquette
• Lace
• Gardening
• Elephant figurines
• Catholicism
• Musicals
• Elvis
• The smell of vanilla
• VHS tapes
• Trips to Florida
• Proper grammar
• Jewelry
  • Pearls
  • Tiny gold bracelets
• High heels
• Dresses
• Christmas decorations
  • Ornaments
  • Wreaths
  • Poinsettia
• Reading me children's literature

My Mother's Mother

• Sunflowers
• Stuffed animals
• Old loafs of bread to feed birds
• Candy
• Free-spirit
• Ice cream and marshmallow creme
• Big bowls of cereal
• Sunny mornings
• Dark, coarse hair
• Lung cancer
  • Hospital rooms
  • Weightloss
  • Hospital IVs
    • Predominant veins
    • Bruised skin
• Red lipstick
• Chocolate milk
• Jewelry
  • Mood rings
  • Big, gaudy bracelets
• Fun belts
  • Studded
  • Chain
  • Glitter
• Silk
• Cigarette smoke
• Newspaper articles
• Rated-R movies
• Porcelain figurines
  • Cats
  • Ducks, geese, swans
• Perfumes