06/23/2026
Happy 77th Birthday to my Grandma❤️🥺
Today is your day, and while I wish more than anything that I could celebrate it with you in person, I am grateful for every lesson, every memory, and every piece of love you left behind.
There truly would be no Gimme The Scoop without you.
The grief never really goes away. There are still mornings when I sit in my car and cry because I know the kind of love you gave me is a love I may never experience again. You loved people with your whole heart. It didn't matter what someone had or didn't have, everyone was welcome. Your door was always open, your table always had room for one more, and nobody ever left hungry.
You were one person, but somehow you made me feel like I had the entire world.
When I lost you, I lost a piece of myself, but every day I carry your love, your strength, your kindness, and your generosity with me. So much of the woman I am today is because of you. So much of this business is because of you.
Gimme The Scoop is more than Italian ice. It's community. It's welcoming people in. It's making people smile. It's loving on people the way you loved on everyone who crossed your path.
I hope you can see all of it.
I hope you know how much you are still a part of every accomplishment, every event, every customer, and every dream that continues to come true.
I miss you every single day, Grandma. Thank you for loving me the way you did and for helping shape me into the woman I am today.
Happy 77th Birthday, my sweet girl. There will never be another you. ❤️🎂