Family...

Last weekend we did what we have been avoiding for about 5 months... we took a weekend trip up to Salt Lake. My aunt who passed away lived in Delaware, but they had a funeral and burial for her in Salt Lake that weekend. I wasn't planning on going because I knew there would be a lot of people there that I would want to see and I'm not suppose to go in crowds. But knowing that I had soooo many cousins coming from all over the country is what in the end won out. I wanted to see my cousins! I'm not sure when there will be another chance to see them all at the same time again, possibly never now that my grandparents and their first child, Susan, are gone.

So I waited until the day before to see how I was feeling before we decided to go. I was feeling good enough, so we packed a bag and headed out. Packing is so much easier when you don't have to pack a blow dryer, brush, hairspray, combs, shampoo, plus any accessories you want to throw in there. Seriously, easiest packing job I ever had.

I'm so glad that I went, it was so nice to see my cousins again. See my aunts and uncles. On the way to to funeral I drove past the old office that my grandparents used to run their small business out of, drove past their old house where we had countless get togethers, and then onto their old church. I may never step foot into Liberty Ward again. My mom grew up a cross the street from Liberty Park in Salt Lake and that was where all of this stuff is located by, so it was a little bitter sweet to walk down memory lane again.

The funeral was a beautiful memorial of my aunts life. She truly was a wonderful person. It was so good to see her kids again. Cousins came from Manhattan, New Jersey, Delaware, Florida, Washington, Oregon, Arizona, and me from the middle of freaking nowhere. I'm so glad that I went.

There were some good laughs to be had even though we were at a funeral. Here are a couple of memorable ones from the weekend...

My Uncle Steve when I showed him my port...

"Whoa... that thing is worse than the tumor!!"

My BFF's mom upon seeing my bald head...

"Well it's a good thing you have such a pretty face." (hilarious!!)

Myself... while eating funeral potatoes (yes, I laugh at my own jokes...)

"Ummm... there's a hair in my funeral potatoes... and I'm pretty sure it's not mine."

I also got to squeeze in a sit down with my dear dear friend Corinne. It's been too long. We talked about everything and anything under the sun. I got to meet her new boyfriend and I'm so happy for her and excited for her. When I walked out of her house I felt so good, better than I have felt in a long time. She was just the boost that I needed, a big self esteem boost I got from that girl. I left feeling so happy and ready to take on my life. Thank you for that Corinne, I love you!