6 april 2013 (sa)

written on 7 april at home

i was up and doing fairly early. didn't want to get ready too early. nothing worse than sitting around in you dressy clothes an hour too early.

went down at about 8:30 for breakfast. very crowded. art, susan, susan's dad already down. claire apparently had also already eaten. i had to do cocktail party eating in the beginning. then a table opened.

ended up having breakfast with a fairly large group.

went up to shower and dress around 9:45. elizabeth called when i was in the shower. she was at a cvs near the funeral parlor. she came back to the hotel. we drove over in a few cars around 12:30.

fairly large group already there.

the dava did their forget me not ceremony. i found it odd but many liked it. the priest was late so mark said his eulogy first. he did a very nice job. got very emotional and had to stop. i think he got most of the church going. definitely heart felt.

the priest was late which threw things off. karen, claire and i did readings during the ceremony. it was fairly short. dave, matthew, julio, jesus, scott, glenn, and i were pall bearers.

kay and rose were at the funeral. had not seen them in years!

grave side ceremony was short. it seemed rather cold sitting under the tent.

we went to the dav after the ceremony for lunch.

lunch

chicken
green beans
potato salad
fruit salad
cake
iced tea

the really decorated the place nicely and clearly put some effort into the food. said many good byes at the end of the lunch.

elizabeth went back home. i went back to the room and took a nap.

met mark, stephanie, bill, ann, karen, leslie, and lilly at steve and johns for dinner at 7:00.

dinner

salad
greek burger
fries
iced tea

good salad. rest was ok. everyone else seemed to enjoy there chow. mark and leslie hit it off very well. we stayed and talked until about 9:30.

went back to the hotel. drank a dr. pepper in the lobby and watched about ten minutes of michigan/syracuse. realized i didn't know who won the first game. went up to the room. watched a little tv and then bed. didn't sleep so great.