First's & Last's

The last two weeks have been surreal- filled with first's and last's.
It all started with us, last minute, deciding to go to California to have Sophia's baby blessing. She had her first plane ride, first time meeting her grandparents and great-grandparents, and aunts and uncles. She went to the beach for the first time too!
Then, on the night of Sophia's blessing, my Grandma Jennie suddenly passed away. She had lived with my parents since I was 9 years old and was 93 years old. She was feeling great all day, and had fun celebrating Sophia's blessing with all my family. She was reading an old letter from my Grandpa when she said she felt warm and couldn't breath. Rick and I, and my parents, were all by her side, and she was gone within 5 minutes. Peacefully, serenely- she went to be with her sweet husband again.
So it was the last time for me to be with my Grandma, the last time to hold her hands and give her a kiss on the cheek. We stayed an extra week in California to help with the funeral arrangements. We said good-bye in a very wonderful funeral, full of hope and joy. Sophia was my Grandma's 47th posterity (children, grandchildren, and great-grandchildren). I am so glad they got to meet. I have a feeling they must have orchestrated all of this so that we could see my Grandma one last time.
I will post pictures from all of the events individually over the next few days. But as I reflect on the events of the last few weeks, how one life just started and another just ended- I know that first's and last's are all subjective when you talk in terms of eternity.