How beautiful! thanks for new/fresh thread
Funeral for my mom on Sat went pretty well considering I was officiating & went into it w/o sleep for 4 days. 70 there for the private/invitation only service. about 50 later for dinner at a nearby favorite mom & pop Italian restaurant, for Italian buffet, amazing desserts, beer, merlot, chardonnay
The music was outstanding .. 7 piece ragtime/new orleans jazz band. My music man leads this group & paid for their participation. It to me was the highlight. during visitation they played big band, polka.. played MOM;s requests during service. Ended with foot stomping high spirited When Saints Come Marching In.
2 videos & slide slow came off well despite sweating blood by the IT guys/gals who did the techie side.(til about 8 minutes prior to service!!!) coordinating 3 HD large screen TVs & the software & the computer input
Got a lot of amazing comments on the video I did of my mom & the funeral director said it was the most uplifting /fun funeral he had had in his 40 years in industry. Overall we were NOT traditional. Anyone who has MS Publisher, I would be glad to send you the file of the program service. Let me know & I will need your email if I dont have it.
We called this a BLING celebration of Life & it was just that. many friends /family came dressed accordingly. One comical side comment from my 90 year old aunt. I asked her during visitation how she liked the music. she said it was distracting & she wanted me to tell them to stop.
Ha!
I am going to be doing a video of the event. Might not get done til after New Years as the next months are packed.
My birthday is next Sat but my brother/wife & a few friends will be celebrating in Toledo & nearby “locations” all day . First birthday w/o mom & this is unique as i have always made the focus of my birthday MOM’s day. In a similar vein I consider my son’s birthday my day.
Yes of course he gets pampered & loved on but the focus on the mom who has the memories, did the work, shares the joy of the day & celebration
Hope all have a great week & you all know what we must do this Tuesday. Kick RAT butt big time
Well done, Dolly.
Thank you, Dolly.
Good to hear that everything went so well and that your are doing okay.
Have a delightful, Monday.