Memorial Day

I said I would post pictures but I just do not feel comfortable taking pictures in the cemetary.
Most people find it crazy that my family still spends at least one day in the cemetary decorating graves. I find it sad that they do not. How sad is is going to be the day where everyone finds Memorial Day weekend to be a weekend of play and our cemetarys are blank and desolate. It is one weekend out of the year where we respect, and pay tribute to our loved ones who we have lost. (I was going to add remember in there but I think that most of us remember our loved and lost everyday)
My favorite part of memorial day is hearing the stories, this year I was walking along with my dad and I got to learn somethings about his side of the family that I did not know until this year. I learned that (and I hope I am getting this in the right order) my dads brother died in 1968, his grandmother died in 1969 and then his father passed away in 1970 I knew all there deaths were close but wow what a time that must have been for my grandmother. What a strong lady that made her. I also got to hear stories about each one that I had not heard before I love that part. I enjoy the stories but every year I learn more about them I think how sad it is that I was not able to meet them in person. However, I know I will get to meet them someday.
I also like to look back on those who have passed and think of all the wonderful things they have done in my life my grandpa Lester was an Amazing man he really knew how to make me laugh no matter what kind of mood I was in. I will never forget how he always called me Zekie becasue of the crush he always thought I had on our neighbor. Grandpa always had to ask me if i would cut his toe nails even though he knew I thought that was the grossest thing EVER. I really surprised him one day by telling him ya if you can not find anyone else to do it for you I will. It made him and me realize my love for him.
Another amazing person that has passed on is my Dear Grandma Cowley She always had some funny comment to say but you had to be listening to get it. I will never forget all the times of shopping and taking her to get her hair done in those little everyday acts I learned more about my grandma than I ever could have thought. I really cherish that we lived close enough to go help my grandmother when ever she needed it.
My Great Grandma Wayne has also left us for the other side. Hers was a very hard one everyone who knows my grandma knows what an amazing lady she was. Everyone in town knew Grandma wayne and her beautiful yard. I loved spending time with her it didnt matter what we were doing she always made it fun and a learning experience. I remember thinking the day she died, "If she could be here she would slap everyone of us for crying right now. LOL I really beleive it was one of her happiest day imagine the reunion in heaven she had with all the loved ones who are gone.
I have had more that unfortunatly I dont have as many memories with but they still mean a lot: My uncle Rulon, everyone still to this day when they hear his name have nothing bad to say about that amazing man. I dont have a lot of memoiries of him but I can definatly see him living in his loving family everytime I see one of them. His funeral was the first time I ever remember crying myself to sleep.
My uncle Eddie I thought that old crazy guy was going to live forever even though i never remember him being 100% healthy. He always had a joke to tell or a toy to give out.
My Uncle and aunt Dwayne and Amy it is only fitting that they get one grouping they were a couple who you could tell were in love until the day they died and they ended up going very close together which was hard on the family but i just knew that aunt amy did not want to be here with out her hunny. What those two shared was an amazing testiment of love.
Aunt Alice was just like another grandma to me. I really thought she was for the first part of my life. We always wanted her to come and be with our family whenever possible.
There are so many more loved ones who are gone I am sorry if i didnt write about one off them.
Memorial day makes me remember but it also makes me want to live every day with the ones i love and never miss out on an oportunity for a memory.