Losing beautiful souls
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I was very fortunate to have my grandparents in my life for 42 years, yet sadly I’m not aware of most of those years. This weekend, my family gathered at the family plot which my grandparents had their headstone and plot already there for many years, for a service to lay them to rest together. My grandmother was in one of her Beatrix Potter figurines while my grandfather was in a lovely urn. From what my family shares, it was lovely. I wasn’t there until they were leaving for I was to pick up my sister, who came from North Carolina, from the hotel she was at near where we had to go. Sadly, we can’t control life. We all we at its mercy. My sister and her family were stuck longer in Delaware waiting for the ferry to take them to NJ and after I picked her up a slow truck and traffic from all the folks coming from places far away from the Jersey Shore* traveling down a two lane road to the beaches. Some of those roads we had to travel. Good thing, my parents and aunts and uncles were able to be at the service for it was their parents. I guess we were all at peace with their passing. My grandmother passed a few years ago while my grandfather passed this past May. They lived well into their 90’s and raised four children, both received their doctorate in their respected fields, traveled the globe and golfers till the end. I’m gladder they were buried together and in warm ground, as my grandmother stated that she
WAS NOT TO BE PUT IN THE COLD GROUND.
Well it was a hot.
The grandparents I met seven years ago, I thoroughly enjoyed being with but I know that it wasn’t going to be long before they were too old to be the grandparents I would’ve loved to have known again. Talking with my sister, she is able to give detail and warm memories of their time with us. I’m just glad to have had the chance to know them at all. My father said it was a good thing we weren’t there because, me more so, I cry at the littlest thing and I might have really lost my head and I respect that might be hard for the rest of my family. I can always go to their grave site and talk to them anytime. .. And I will. No sad tears, no sorrow.. just happiness they are together again...forever
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