This weekend was all about family. I went out of town to go to my grandfathers funeral. He passed away just recently at the age of 83. I had lots of happy memories of him. I felt down for a while but then I realized that now he is in a better place. At the service, everyone shared a happy memory about my grandfather which made me remember him with happy thoughts. The service was small with just my aunts and uncles, and after we all went out for a big family dinner. While on our trip we got to stay at my other grandparents house. It was great to see my grandmother and all my other aunts, uncles and cousins. I do not get to see them that often because they live so far away. I also got a chance to meet some great aunts and distant cousins that I had never met before. The great aunts I met were able to share a lot about our family history, and I learned more about my family tree and I got to see some really neat old pictures of my ancestors. I think its interesting that such a sad event can bring all family members together, and I think that is really nice.
My grandfather (who passed away) and his sister who is my great aunt.
A very insightful post. Thank you for sharing this with us.Your post has really made some connections with me as I have been to many funerals where there have been many tears but also many moments of laughter as we are able to celebrate the life of the person who has passed. It is so wonderful that you were able to gain a sense of peace from this weekend. Love the photos.
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Tweetybird
11/13/2012 08:39:23 am
I enjoyed reading your journal entry, thank you for sharing what you did. I am sorry to hear about your grandfather, he is as you said in a better place. I'm glad to hear you had the chance to visit your relatives that you don't see very often, it's also great you got to learn about your family history. I had a connection to your post, my grandfather also died a couple years ago. I never got to go to the funeral though because it was in a different country which was unfortunate. Although I probably wouldn't have taken it very well because I was quite young at the time. I was just wondering, where does your grandmother live? How far away is it from where we live?
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Slapshot
11/14/2012 07:14:20 am
Well thanks for the feedback Tweetybird! To fill you in it is not my grandmother who is the wife of the one who passed, it is the other one. She lives in Castlegar which is 8 hrs away.
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