-Ben's grandfather passed away on Thursday, October 21. He was a great man and will truly be missed. He had a stroke many years ago, so I have only known him as wheelchair-bound with very limited speech. Still, I was always amazed at how he could communicate-Grandpa always made his thoughts and feelings known! I can only imagine what he must have been like prior to his stroke. He was a military man, a fireman, and most importantly- a family man. He loved his family so much, and even made the trip from Michigan last May for our wedding! The funeral home put together a wonderful Life Story website at http://www.lifestorynet.com/memories/63258/ What an interesting life he had! (For some reason, my websites won't link? Try to access it from here)
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-We traveled to Michigan for 5 days. This was an interesting trip, to say the least. We left last Sunday afternoon to make the 14+ hour trip to Muskegon, MI. Now, Ben's SUV is typically very roomy...but there were 4 people + luggage + golf bags crammed into his Kia Sorento.Cramped? Just a bit. It was worth it as we were able to switch off drivers and make it there in good time. Before leaving, Ben got an oil change and an overall check of the car to make sure it was road-trip worthy. After the ok...we took off on our journey. As were were heading out, Ben ran over a *random* block of wood with nails poking out of it. Hmmm...we will keep an eye on it. So, after 900 miles, Cracker Barrel, road trip junk food, lots of caffeine, and uncomfortable napping positions, we made it to MI at about 8am on Monday morning-tire still intact!
No time for sleep-we began working on funeral preparations and sorting through pictures. It wasn't until we left for the visitation that we noticed Ben's tire pressure was low. After filling the tire...and refilling the tire, we took it to a shop for a patch. At least we made it to MI first!
The visitation and funeral were wonderful services filled with people whose lives have been touched by Grandpa Furman. I have never seen so many people coming together to celebrate one man's life. It was great seeing family afterwards at the church luncheon.
On Wednesday, the guys played golf, then we met with Grandma Starr for lunch before we headed back to Atlanta. Before we left, Ken started feeling sick, but we hit the road anyway. I will spare you details and just let you know we didn't make it far before deciding to turn around and go back to Rich & Lori's house. That night, 2 more people in the house were sick...making us wonder if it was a stomach virus (which would have been fast moving!) or food poisoning. Still a mystery.
We finally left (again) on Thursday morning- very much ready to be home!
-No rest for the wicked..(haha, corny, I know)-Friday morning we woke up early-Ben had to work and I had to unpack, do laundry, clean, and cook for our Halloween party on Saturday (more on this later).
Wow, I am tired all over again from reading this. We were able to sleep in a bit this morning, but...it's off to clean the house (after-party).
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