Julie and Jamie spent this past Veteran's Day weekend in Albuquerque. This was the one year anniversary of Julie's grandfather's death. Her cousin, Esteban, also came in from Los Angeles to be with family and remember.
Saturday, Julie & Esteban searched high and low (really, we even went to a casino) to find the USC vs. California football game on TV. We ended up at Hooters and had a great time watching the game and catching up. The Trojans won...still undefeated and still number ONE!
Later that night, we met at Gram's and were talking about different things when the subject turned to our family history. With Esteban's laptop and my Gram's wireless DSL (yes, my 89 year old grandmother has wireless DSL), we started digging. We came up with a few names that I'd not come up with yet which triggered Gram's memory with even more names and information. She then remembered an envelope of family history information that one of her nieces had put together and sent to her over 10 years ago. Wow, it was like hitting the jackpot! They had to kick me out and send me back to my mom's at midnight just so they could go to bed.
On Sunday, Owen & Shelby and Wanda joined us at Gram's for yummy roast & turkey dinner. We all went to the cemetery to place flowers on Granddad's and Everett's gravesites. I had not been to the cemetery since the
funeral and had not yet seen the headstone that had been designed by Esteban. It was a beautiful autumn day and it was sweet to see Jamie & Shelby playing near the gravesite...almost as if they were playing in Granddad's lap. Granddad's memory and legacy will forever shape our lives.
Saturday, Julie & Esteban searched high and low (really, we even went to a casino) to find the USC vs. California football game on TV. We ended up at Hooters and had a great time watching the game and catching up. The Trojans won...still undefeated and still number ONE!
Later that night, we met at Gram's and were talking about different things when the subject turned to our family history. With Esteban's laptop and my Gram's wireless DSL (yes, my 89 year old grandmother has wireless DSL), we started digging. We came up with a few names that I'd not come up with yet which triggered Gram's memory with even more names and information. She then remembered an envelope of family history information that one of her nieces had put together and sent to her over 10 years ago. Wow, it was like hitting the jackpot! They had to kick me out and send me back to my mom's at midnight just so they could go to bed.
On Sunday, Owen & Shelby and Wanda joined us at Gram's for yummy roast & turkey dinner. We all went to the cemetery to place flowers on Granddad's and Everett's gravesites. I had not been to the cemetery since the
funeral and had not yet seen the headstone that had been designed by Esteban. It was a beautiful autumn day and it was sweet to see Jamie & Shelby playing near the gravesite...almost as if they were playing in Granddad's lap. Granddad's memory and legacy will forever shape our lives.
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