Uncle Bob

The funeral for Uncle Bob was today. John and I both took the day off of work. It started at 9:30 and went until about 12:00.

It was a huge funeral. So many people went that they told us all to just meet at the church instead of the funeral home. This isn't typical as I found out. Usually everyone drives together to the church, but not this time.

Many touching speeches were given about Uncle Bob. There were ones that made you want to cry endlessly, and ones that made you want to chuckle a bit because you remember just what he was like. I tried to really retain my composure - for John. I wanted to cry a lot more, but I felt as if I needed to be there for him, as a shoulder for him.

I was thinking about everything later on, later in the day. So many things were said about Uncle Bob that I could only pray that one quarter of those things could ever be said about me at mine. He was truly an amazing person. So many people respected him. So many loved him. He was a veteran, he loved his country, he loved God, he loved people, he adored his family, he loved outdoors and nature. People didn't have to try to 'make up' things to say at his funeral - they just told the facts. The stories and speeches were only a minute glimpse at what an affect he had on peoples' lives.

I feel so privileged to have known him but feel I should have had so much more time with him. It really makes you think about life and try to appreciate what and who you currently have in it.

Please keep John and his family in your prayers...

Weekend

The PENS WON THE CUP!!! :) Yeah, you can probably tell I'm a little happy about that. Hossa - bite me! Heh..

We had the fishing tournament this weekend too. That went rather bad. Not too many people caught fish. It just wasn't the day to fish, it was very windy, and it just sucked. I got one small bluegill, and John, surprisingly didn't get anything. He's really good at fishing too.

Then when we got back to camp from fishing, we got some very bad news. One of John's uncles passed away. He was a very wonderful man. I hate death. I hate hearing people have to die. It affects me too much. I'm sad because I know John is in pain, and I'm sad because Uncle Bob was such a great person. He was always so nice to me, and he even reminded me a bit about my grandfather.

Please keep John's family in your prayers, as this will be a very hard funeral for a lot of people - including me. I know the Lord works in mysterious ways, but that doesn't mean it doesn't hurt beyond belief sometimes...

Kenny Chesney

Well, I've tried for weeks dialing into Y108 and 104.3 to win Kenny Chesney tickets for June 6th. I mean, I always *try* to win free crap from radio stations, but I *really* wanted to go to this concert. I just didn't want to have to pay for the tickets :)

Then after the stations' final giveaways ended, the thought crossed my mind to just buy the damn things. I logged onto Ticketmaster Friday night, and searched for seats. There were GREAT seats available that just opened up - I was so shocked. I told John I was thinking about buying them. He said to just do what I want. So I did.

The show was phenomenal. I couldn't believe how much fun I had. Parking lots opened at 10, and we planned on being there around then, but didn't make it until noon. That was fine though. I couldn't believe how far away we had to end up parking, but in retrospect, we were actually very close. We set up our inflatable palm tree and other stuff, grilled out, walked around to see the other tailgaters, and just had so much fun. Later some of John's other family met up with us, then we headed in around the Montgomery Gentry starting, then saw Sugarland, and of course.. Kenny Chesney.

I still can't believe how much fun I had. The tickets were around $150 each - and knowing how much I enjoyed it, I probably would have payed double that. It was AWESOME!! :)