So I'm back in the city, which is a real relief. But being up in Rose City for 3 days was a pretty nice escape, even though the sole reason was not a pleasant one. On Sunday night, I had dinner with 30 of my family members. And I'm not including children. In fact, I was the youngest. It was hectic as hell. Unfortunately, it takes a tragedy for us to get together nowadays because of work and location. But the food & drink were fantastic and the company was as well. The military burial in Holly (Great Lakes National Cemetary) this morning was beautiful. I think that part was the hardest for all the children of his who attended. When the trumpeteer began playing TAPS it was all over. Enough said.
So now, I have closure, and so does the rest of my giant family. But for the family members who stayed in Rose City today, this week will be spent cleaning years of history out of Grandma's house. I'm sure we'll end up with half of it...
I hope to go back up there and visit Grandma with the parents or with the cousins. It's only a 2.5 hour drive.
Not bad at all.
The pic below is of my Grandma (in the middle) and all her kids, after the ceremony in Rose City yesterday morning. John, Steve (my dad), David, Grandma, Maria, Ruth, Kathleen.
Everything is settled. For now...
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