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It's the most wonderful time of the year...
First, I wanted to thank those who offered words of support, either online or in person, after my last series of posts. I meant to thank you personally but sometimes it's hard to bring myself to think about this topic. It was in many cases unexpected but it was appreciated and comforting. So thank you.
It's hard to believe it's been almost a year ( Read more... ) -
39 Hours Later
So the funeral was on a Thursday. Friday I felt much like I felt after the major car crash we suffered several years back. I was physically very very sore and just wrecked. I felt like I could sleep a month.
My Mom called and asked if I could drive her to this warehouse in Baltimore that was having some furniture sale. The sale was only this ( Read more... ) -
Saying Goodbye
April 2nd, 2009
It was overcast and a little rainy. Not too bad.
The drive to Arlington National Cemetery went fine. My Mom decided on the drive down that she wanted pictures of the funeral so we scrambled to get a few disposable cameras on the way down. I didn't want to be clicking pictures like some tourist on holiday during my Dad's funeral so I ( Read more... ) -
Oh the memories...
So...it's been a while since I've posted or even written anything of substance through any medium ( Read more... ) -
Guy-ology -- Yet another stinking meme
Let others know a little more about yourself, re-post this as your name
followed by "ology"
What is your salad dressing of choice?
Thousand Island
What is your favorite sit-down restaurant?
Akbar's
What food could you eat for 2 weeks straight and not get sick?
Indian
What are your pizza toppings of choice?
Lots of meat and cheese. Light on the sauce.
What do ( Read more... ) -
Eulogy
You’re supposed to say nice things at a Eulogy.
The problem with this is that it makes it hard to tell if someone truly is special or if we’re just being polite by exaggerating the truth or fabricating a new truth entirely. Everyone’s a saint, if only for this one day.
So how do I tell you that this man truly was special? In some ways, my ( Read more... ) -
Stupid things people do
It dawned on me today that we blew about four hundred dollars on an urn that we're going to see for like a half hour before it's sealed in some sort of stone container never again to see the light of day. I've been struggling for weeks to find the right urn for my Dad and I only barely made a decision in time for the ceremony (he's been in a ( Read more... ) -
T-Minus One Week
My father's ashes are finally being laid to rest in Arlington National Cemetery next Thursday. They've been in my safekeeping. I could say that my Mom was not doing well -- which is true -- and that we didn't want to have a Winter ceremony. But the truth is that I wasn't ready. I'm still not ready. I don't think I'll ever be ready. I don't ( Read more... )