Beautiful. Tough. Stubborn. Funny. Loving. Bilingual. Independent. Complicated. Strong. Fiery. Sharp. Smart. Unyielding. Loyal. Proud. Caring. Friendly. 

She loved her family and movies and books and TV and ice cream and travelling and margaritas and Irish Bailey's Cream. 

She was a great talker and an even better listener. A little gossip never hurt.

She insisted she didn't have an accent. We let her believe it.

She had the memory of an elephant until she chose not to.

Her cry could make your heart break and her laugh would make you howl.

She had a sharp tongue and could give you a look that could stop traffic.

Her favorites words were "Mijo", "Mija" and "NO!"

She was happy and healthy until the end when a storm blew in and left as quickly as it came.

Brian and I held her hands as she moved on and this song was playing when she went to sleep. (Click the arrow above).

I Love You, Mom!