Not such a happy occasion

I had the opportunity to go to Washington state this last week for my grandmother's funeral. She was 82 years old and passed away due to complications with her diabetes. She was my dad's mother, and I'll really miss her in my life. My grandpa wrote a beautiful obituary, and my Uncle Tom gave a really nice eulogy and gave a lot of history about her life, which was amazing. I knew she was a wonderful, sweet lady, but I had no idea she had accomplished so many great things in her life. She was very musical, and I always remember her singing while she cleaned the house or cooked. I found out that she was also very educated - when she graduated from college, she had enough credits for about 3 different majors, so it's no wonder she always knew about so many different things and sounded so educated. She loved literature and reading and gave her sons & grandchildren a real love and appreciation for literature & poetry.

It was really nice to see a lot of family that I hadn't seen for years, even if it was for a sad occasion. I always like going to the Yakima valley, because even though I've lived in Utah for about 15 yrs. now, it always feels like a part of home is there. My parents were great to take me with them all across Washington for the various parts of the funeral. I really enjoyed spending time with them all by myself, which doesn't get to happen very often. I also had the chance to see my sister and her oh so cute identical twins, Harrison & Henry. They really are the sweetest babies, and they were really good throughout the whole time we were there. I'm glad we all got the chance to say good bye to my grandma and see her one last time before she passed away. She was a very special lady and we'll all miss her.