Start with a funeral, end with a wedding

Monday, October 21, 2013

Today was a bittersweet day.
We said good-bye to my brother-in-law, Rex, this morning.  I gave the welcome and told Rex's story at the funeral home, then a couple stories/remembrances were told, then we had a luncheon at the Parish Center at our church, since Ruth & Rex did not have an affiliation, and I could arrange something on short notice.  It all worked out very beautifully, and went very smoothly, and I was very grateful for that.
Our brother Chip, who manages a restaurant in Niagara Falls, New York, had called me and said that he had worked his days off and was going to drive in and be here for Ruth on Monday, but could he crash here Monday night?  Of course!  What a neat surprise for her!  Certainly unexpected, that's for sure.  And, yes, he surprised her.  We were in the Center, setting things up, when he came in and said something.  She just stood there and looked at him for a moment, and then said, "I certainly didn't think I'd hear YOU say something..."  and gave him a BIG hug.  It was a really great moment!  <side note:  I'm tearing up again, remembering it>
After the Memorial Service, we came back to the Parish Center for the luncheon, and I had a little bit of a bunch of different foods for my lunch.  I couldn't even tell you now all the different foods I had - well, I probably could if forced, but I'm not forcing myself! I will admit that I did enjoy 3 different pieces of dessert, although the chocolate brownie I had was waaaaaaay too chocolaty for me and I could only eat 3 bites of it.  So, I guess I only had 2 desserts and 3 bites of another.  I can live with it for one day.  I like a bigger lunch, anyway.  Right?  Right.

For supper, as you can probably guess, my brother - the one who is in from out-of-town - wanted to go to DRUMROLL  Gold Star!  So, off we went...I got my normal 5 way & coney, but only ate half of the 5-way and gave the rest to Ron.  I am thinking I will have GS for lunch again tomorrow before Chip hits the road again...lol.

Today is gonna get three stars for food - the luncheon was a lot pasta-based dishes.  Even though I only got a half-spoonful of each, still...
Today is also getting TWO stars for exercise.  All the walking I did, between the walking at the funeral home and then at the Parish Center, kinda half-ass "running the show" at both places (for lack of a better term), I think I probably put in at least a mile - my hips tell me I did, anyway.

Oh, the wedding I referred to in the heading?  It was on TV.  It was on 'Bones,' and if you watch the show, you will know it has been anticipated for quite a while.
I figured -  morning, funeral; night, wedding.  Day complete.  Well, football to chill afterward.  Aaahhhhhhh.