So I drove up north to Albert Lea and arrived at my older brother's house. I met Diane's brother, sister and their spouses and Diane's parents.
So after they finished preparing we headed over to the cemetery. The spot where the burial plot was had two big trees growing over it and it was near the bottom of a hill. It looks like a really peaceful place. My older brother set me up with his video camera and I taped the whole thing. I tried to keep the camera as steady as possible and after the funeral was over I tried to make a few establishing shots, getting people from diffrent angles.
The ceremony was good...until the end where they put the coffin in the ground...It was my understanding that they usually wait until everon goes before they do that...
I then had my dad show me where Grandpa was buried. It was close to the lake and near the back of the cemetery. My uncle Steve said that he was close enough that he could cast a line out if he wanted to. The stone was a really dignafied and looked very nice. It's no less then grandpa deserves. What I found so surprising was that it didn't seem so long ago...but apprently it it was 8 years ago.
We headed towards the chapel for a potluck and I got to sit down and eat with my family.
Then I spent the rest of the day playing with my nieces and nephews and cousins at Hyrum's and Grandma's home. It was a lot of fun. My older sister Emily and her husband Brent and their kids and Jed, Joseph, and Isaac, My uncle Rod and his two girls. I really enjoyed the afternoon and it took my mind of the whole thing.
We all ate dinner and gramma's (mmmm....grammma food) and around 9:30 I drove home.
Reliving all the emotions that form before was maybe good...maybe bad, but I'm glad I went to the funeral. Hyrum and Diane will probably be coming down here later this month (after diane recovers more) to see my house. And Isaac will probably be coming over sometime this summer to spend some time over here.
Now I gotta feel if i'm up to going camping or not...I think I am...but i don't think I'm gonna be particularly social. but it'll be nice to see everyone. It's also nice the amount of support that I have gotten from my friends about all of this.