Grandpa's Funeral

 I loved this quote my Grandma found for my Grandpa's funeral. First time I read it I couldn't help but cry. It is so true, the middle is the point to living. And my Grandpa lived a great life. I loved getting to help Grandma, Mom and Aunt Val look through old pictures to get together Grandpa's photo tables. I've been a picture/scrapbooking/blogging nerd most all my life, and seeing all those old pictures made me giddy! This is just the older pictures from the first table. My grandparents were so cute!!

  



My Grandpa's funeral was simple and beautiful. Lots of people came to honor the awesome man. I loved that as a group we laughed as much as we cried. We will always miss him, but we are glad he isn't suffering anymore. At the grave, soldiers were there to fold up his flag and played Taps. That ripped my heart out! And before we left him there, we got to put one last flower on his casket. It was harder than I thought it would be to walk away and just leave him there. The only help was knowing he wasn't actually in the casket, he is in a much better place. After the service some women from Grandma's church had a pretty lunch waiting for us. It was such a sweet experience. I'm so glad I was able to attend and honor the man who has meant so much to me. Here Zach and I are after, as you can tell I'd been crying!