Life and Death in Orange County

[ensignbenson]

Radio Ronin's entry reminded me a bit of my weekend, which I'll share here. Tim's grandmother was not well, i.e. seriously on her way out, and yesterday was her 92nd birthday. The family decided to make her birthday party into a big deal with the whole family there because it made a good opportunity for everyone to say goodbye to her on a

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[radioronin]

Wow, that's really awesome! I'm a big fan of the boisterous wake concept; Courtney's father's memorial service ended at his daughter's bar, where he spent most evenings. When a life is well-lived, there should always be some celebration at the end.

What sort of shocked me about the wedding was how I feel I'm always hearing stories about people who held on just for that last thing they wanted to see happen -- the graduation, the birthday, the reunion. But I can't imagine her mom wouldn't have given anything to be at the wedding, so I guess that 'holding on' superstition doesn't always hold true.