This week was crazy. On Monday, we got word that my great uncle passed away. We love him so much & are thankful that he lived healthy & strong until he was 90. That is a great & full life! My mom was already there, she went up to help out. I am glad she was able to be with him again. He never had children, so he's always been like a 2nd dad to mom & like a grandpa to me & my sister. :)
The funeral was set for Wednesday, visitation at 12 & a graveside service at 2. Brad & I asked off for Wednesday & Thursday. We packed up & headed out early Wednesday morning. Fievel was going crazy...he tends to freak out when we start packing suitcases! We were running in & out putting stuff in the car. At one point, i was headed back into the house when i heard the most pitiful bark ever...he sounded like he was just heartbroken! Scared to death we were going to leave him! I finally just put him in the car before we were even completely ready to go! Silly doggie.
He was an absolute ANGEL in the car. I wish he was that sweet & well-behaved all the time!! Ha!
I succeeded with my goal to not stop for fast food. If you don't read my weightloss blog, you may not know that fast food was at one time a huge addiction for me. I had it 2, sometimes 3 times a day. SICK! I had Chic-fil-a the first week of January, other than that i have had ZERO fast food in 2011. I was worried that i would give in for this little road trip. I know there are healthy choices at fast food places, the trouble is i never pick them. :) I think it's okay if it's ONLY on road trips you eat it, but i tend to go home & have more! But this time we stopped at my FAVORITE place in Mississippi to stop on the way to Grenada, MS.
The BroadStreet Bakery & Cafe
SO GOOD. On the way we stopped for lunch & i got a grilled chicken BLT on whole wheat with a side salad. It was SO good. On the way back we stopped for breakfast. I just got a breakfast sandwich - scrambled eggs, bagon & cheese on a biscuit. YUM! (I know those things aren't necessarily low cal but they're SO much better than fast food!). Water to drink. Yay!
We were late to the visitation. It started at noon & i wanted to be there at least by noon. 12:30 at the latest. We left BR at 7:30, and it's a 4.5 hour drive. We got there at 1:15! Stayed too long at the Broadstreet Cafe...oops. There are perks to drive-thru's. We got to Grenada, ran by my aunt paula's, dropped fievel off, changed into funeral clothes & left. I was sooo stressed & near tears. :( When we got there, they were praying. Just in time. I got to see my Uncle Ruby in the casket for a minute. Then i hugged my relatives. My aunt erma (his wife) looked beautiful. Please pray for her!!
The graveside service was so nice. Beautiful day, too. I liked Uncle Bookie's pastor.
The graveside service was so nice. Beautiful day, too. I liked Uncle Bookie's pastor.
No one mentioned me being late, and when i brought it up everyone was SUPER understanding. They realize we had a long drive. :) THANKFUL.
The rest of the day was spent visiting relatives & hugging necks. :) We finally went back to my Aunt Paula's, visited awhile, & tried to take a nap (didn't happen). Then we made our rounds to say bye to everyone because we were going to be leaving early in the morning.
I snapped this pic of my aunt's cat. That is a gorgeous cat! He tolerated Fievel. ;)
It was a short but sweet visit. Got home at 1 pm, so i got to rest some before i had to work at the Manship. Amber Tamblin (actress from House, Joan of Arcadia, & Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants) - her mom was the opening artist last night! I thought that was pretty cool. Her name is Bonnie Murray Tamblin.
Work was SO stressful today but i am thankful to be home! Time to go to bed, though! Early morning ahead! (Race for the Cure with my workout class!)
Night!
I'm sorry for your loss...
ReplyDeleteFievel is so cute! I wish Oscar did good in the car, he jumps around and whines forever!
That cat is gorgeous!