Good morning all.
What an emotional roller coaster day yesterday was!
I could never have predicted yesterday’s events in my wildest dreams. I couldn’t sleep the night before because I was so upset about seeing Mom for the last time and I worried that no one else would show up and I worried that someone would show up and on and on and on.
As it turned out, several people showed up and before I knew it, there were hugs and kisses and I have a family again!
The service for Mom was very nice and I was very happy with how she looked (so peaceful and pain free). We followed her to the gravesite and watched her buried which was very emotional for me, then I put the roses I bought on the grave and then walked down to Joeys and left his flowers as well.
Thelma really wanted to go to her family so we went back the hotel along with one of my nieces so she could pack the car and head on to them. I spent the rest of the day with the family, my niece, Debbie, drove me all around Pittsburgh showing me all the old places I remembered.
Then we all went out to dinner and I met more of the family. We exchanged phone numbers, addresses and email addresses and will stay in touch from now on.
By the time I got back the hotel last night I was totally worn out from all the emotions I was experiencing . It was a bit much to absorb all in one day. They wanted me to stay at least one more day but when I called I was told because it is the holiday weekend, there was no way I could get my ticket changed. If I could get a flight, the cost would have gone up a couple hundred dollars.
Still, I am so grateful for the day I had. It was more then I could have hoped for.
I’ll catch a cab to the airport since Thelma went on to her family and I should be home tonight but it will be late. My flight leaves at six and I arrive at approx eight thirty. By the time I get the SuperShuttle out to Thelma’s house to pick up Bonnie (my suv for those who don’t know who she is) and drive home it could be ten or eleven (and with SuperShuttle it could be dawn!) before my key hits the lock.
I can’t wait to see the dogs but I’m also sad that I didn’t arrange a few more days here. I guess that’s to be expected but since I didn’t know what I was facing, I think I did a pretty good job of it. Thank God I decided to let that obituary run in the paper for one day before holding the funeral.
It gave people time to take the day off from work and it was how most of them found out about it.
It’s a whole new world that dawned today. I think it’s going to be alright.
