Ceremony

Today is Grandma Ruth's viewing, and tomorrow is the funeral. I have no idea what to expect... This is probably the first funeral I've attended as an adult - I've been pretty lucky thus far.

I know I am going to try to be strong for Justin and his dad, but I know that I'm going to be a mess. I'm getting much more emotional as I get older, so I don't have a chance.

From what I gather, it is going to be a relatively simple ceremony. Justin and his cousins will escort her urn at the church, and then she'll be interred along side her parents.

It is a sad fact of life when you go from 3 grandparents to just one. It is even harder when your parents begin facing their own mortality, and want to discuss it with you. I've always sort of known what my parents expected to be done once they pass, but hearing the experience my friend Jamie went through when her FIL passed... *shaking head*

I feel way too young to have to worry about this, but I guess death doesn't work on my schedule, eh?