A Sad Yet Wonderful Trip

It was a sad reason for a trip, but it was wonderful to see the family. We left at about 4 PM on Wednesday for the long drive to Utah. We drove all the way to Kearney Nebraska arriving at about 1 AM. The next morning we were up bright and early to finish the trip to Utah. We arrived at around 6:30 PM and went by Grandma Stringham’s house. It was a lonely feeling not having her burst of energy meet us at the door. We spent a few minutes helping prepare the house for the funeral lunch. The lose of Grandma really began to sink in at this point.

On Friday we had a few extra minutes so we meet my parents at Crown Burger for lunch. The were able to bring McKayla and Trey which made the kids happy. Carol then met us there to take our kids to her house for a sleep over. The fry sauce was yummy but the company was even better!!!

That night we met Nichelle and Mike for dinner at the Cheese Cake Factory. We had to laugh because there just happened to be a Carter’s baby store right next to the restaurant. We knew the wait for a table would be long so Nichelle and Mike went a few minutes early to get our name on the waiting list. With that accomplished they went next door to Carter’s. They called us on the phone and told us there was an hour wait so to meet them at Carter’s. How convenient for them. Grandpa once again gladly pulled out his debit card to buy more clothes for Tennyson. He sure is going to be a well dressed kid.

Saturday was the funeral. It was a day full of love. Grandma was truly a lady who could bring her whole family together. the talks were perfect. Grandma wrote a short history of her life which was read. We laughed and cried reliving memories of Grandma. All of her Grandkids were there. We had the lunch at her house afterwards because grandma wanted to continue having her house be the center of her families life. It was great to see all of the cousins and siblings together. Even though it was a sad day as we will miss Grandma it was a comforting day being with family knowing we will all be together forever.

Next came the hard part. We had only been in Utah a little over 48 hours before we had to turn around and do the drive again. It was a very long drive but were blessed with great weather. We even made it home before going insane!!!