Sitting watching the news this morning as they're talking about Eurovision. YAY!!!

Then my phone rang and it was my cousin, whom I had been thinking about this morning.

My Aunt Teresita has passed away. She's a Dominican nun who lived in Peru for 15+ years and sparked my interest in South American culture.

She was diagnosed w/ dementia in 2012, I think & the nuns called her back to Michigan to remain. I was able to visit her a few times when I was living in IN and those are some of

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my favorite memories.
She was an amazing woman with a bright happy personality. Each time I saw her she'd have a huge smile on her face and would open her arms to me.
She's the only aunt, out of 5 others, that is/was very special to me. She never judged, listened with intent, loved to share her stories.

That smile and those eyes. What a beautiful soul. Wherever she's at now, I'm sure her cat Percy is with her.

Thank you Auntie Sister for everything. I love you.

In 2011 she asked me to take her photo because she needed one for the booklet the Dominican Retreat House in Grand Rapids was going to be publishing. 2011 is when she celebrated her 50th (?) anniversary with the Dominican order. I was sooo honored that she would ask me and my nerves were a mess the entire time. I was terrified of not doing a good job and she wouldn't be happy with them. Of course, she was thrilled with the pics because that's who she is/was.