Grandpas Funeral

Well what can I say? Today was filled with SO much love all around. The funeral was sad but so amazing. There were tons of people there! My sister flew in for it too. It was So good to have her there with us. The stories my mom and her sister told about their father were so neat. I love hearing stories about my grandpa. He was so cool! I am so proud to be his granddaughter. He was so strong and so beautiful inside and out. I have the most amazing family a girl could ask for. We sang "in this very room" (me, my sisters and the other granddaughters that were older) during the funeral. I know my grandpa was there listening to us sing/cry our little hearts out for him. 3 of his brohers came down from North Carolina. They are a riot. They have thick accents and they could tell jokes all day long. I loved seeing them especailly the night of the viewing. That was very hard for me and then to watch them talk and laugh alot like grandpa did.... Well it was comforting for me. After the funeral we headed over to lay him to rest. It was the most beautiful day Ive seen in a long time. There was a man there playing the bagpipes. When it came time to say goodbye grandma put something on his coffin. I walked over and saw that she had put down these two little cough drops. Grandpa always had hese things in his shirt pocket and we would always want them. I loved seeing those. I said my final goodbye. We had a luncheon after that. Random family members got up and shared a favorite memory they had with grandpa. It was so nice to hear everyones memories. We got together again this evening and laithe played a home video that he recorded of grandpa on Christmas. Just 3 days before he passed. We all sat in the dark and watched. Grandpa told some funny stories and laughed and said some of his famous lines. :) At the very end he smiled and said "asta la vista baby!". I cannot tell you how good watching that made me feel. It was so good to hear him talk, laugh and just see him alive. I needed that. I miss him so much. Its hard. But I know he is having a blast on the other side! :)