Comments | dawntreader90: Vacation, cont: family day after Memorial Service

dawntreader90

Vacation, cont: family day after Memorial Service

Jul 23, 2011 17:23

so after the Memorial Service was over (i know... i'm so behind) we went into the reception area. i pretty much BOLTED out of the church--people probably thought i was a heathen or something racing to get away. i had to get things set up ( Read more... )

family, vacation

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queenmaggie July 23 2011, 23:35:14 UTC

You are Blessed.

silvrwillow July 24 2011, 19:57:57 UTC

Awww,*sniff* What an excellent review of the whole trip! I've really enjoyed reading your story.

dawntreader90 July 25 2011, 01:55:15 UTC

i have a couple more things to add... but this was The Big Reason i was there. mostly i wanted to save it for my memories. truly, it was one of the best vacations i've ever had, and definitely the most meaningful!

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dawntreader90 July 25 2011, 01:57:51 UTC

yeah... he's good like that. :)

blueeowyn July 25 2011, 16:44:23 UTC

For what it is worth, some of us weird people can taste dye. I don't like red M&M's because the amount of the dye (and maybe which one is used) is so strong and bitter it affects the candy. The others, not so much but I can ID red/not-red at essentially 100% accuracy blindfolded (yes, my Mom & I did a test of this several years ago because she didn't believe me when I said they tasted yucky. Depending on how much dye was in the blue cupcakes it is possible that someone could taste the difference. Java can tell you that we are careful in our purchase of crystal light because some of them even when diluted are too 'red' for me.

My comment - pt 2 now that I can post it blueeowyn July 26 2011, 15:31:32 UTC

Thank you for sharing the stories, they remind me some of the stories that my Mom tells of being in her mother's house after the funeral. All the kids (well, all the ones who reached adulthood) sitting around and eating Key Lime Pie and shooting the breeze. It was the first time that the 4 of them had all been the same place at the same time in more or less forever. I still regret not going down for the funeral but was worried about missing classes (2nd Fall of college) and creating strife at home (I hadn't gone to my dad's mother's funeral earlier that semester). Funerals are sad but there can be moments of happiness as you remember the good things, share the fun stories, and spend time together.