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[areaiofthemoon]

At Billys wake I put his Sgt. Monkeywrench monkey into his arms before they closed his casket. Gods I wanted to fall to the floor and cry my eyes out...So yesterday I went to Lake Side Mall and made a new Monkey, Sgt. Monkeywrench II. Its just like the first one but its dressed in clothing that Billy would have worn at home, and he even has

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Don't be angry Jenny...

[joe_chapman_04]

Hey! Found your LJ! Ok. Anyways, I just want to put in my two cents. I was so happy to get to spend time with ya'll last week and for the wake & funeral. It was a time of mourning, but also of celebration. We mourn the loss of a loved one, but should also celebrate his life and how he lived. God knows that he and I were more than cousins, he and I had more of a brotherly love than anything else. When I got the news of his death, I collapsed to the floor and started crying my eyes out. I couldn't believe it. He'd been talking to me via email about how he was going to be visiting me and my fiance Michelle after he got back and had gotten a truck with the money he was going to get from his time in the army. I really wish I could've seen him one last time before he passed, but it was his time. I know that your faith and beliefs had been shaken a long time ago, and that you have a different religion, but the way I see it, Billy is in a much better place now. He's up there with Granddaddy and is looking down upon us, the same cheerful smile that he always had. I found soft and easy closure thinking about that, and I will always know that he'll be waiting for me when my day comes. Don't be angry. Anger will only eat away at you from the inside. I know this from personal experience. Think more about the fact that regardless of how he died, he will be waiting for you when your time comes. Love ya!

xoxoxoxo