Remembrance

So today I actually got to sleep in in my own bed!
It was incredible!

If you know what all happened the day prior with my bed you'll be quite happy that I actually got a decent nights sleep.

But this particular day I got up around 10:30.
And I mean we had an event to put on but this wasnt as stressful as the graduation party.

About a week ago my great aunt laurene died.

Now I didn't know Laurene all that well.
We didn't see her all that often but I do have some fond memories of her.
She was my Great Grandma Helen's little sister.
An end of a generation in our family.
She was the last of her siblings to pass.

She never married and its said she went on a single double date with her older sister and it was so bad she swore off men.
But there were plenty of men that wanted her.

She was a great lady and she was a tough little thing.
She lived to the ripe age of 89.

I wish I had spent some more time with her.

Anyways we had a memorial at our house and my grandmother and her sister shared memories of Laurene.
I learned so much about her right then.

And I found at that moment that I don't want to live my life in secret.
I want people to learn from me.

So I want to be an open book.
Teach the younger generations so they learn from my mistakes.
And so they know the importance of family.
Because at the end of the day blood is thicker than water.

Rest in Peace Aunt Laurene.
Tell Grandma Helen and Vernon we love and miss them.