Making plans to go to the funeral

I taught a training class at work today. It was actually nowhere near as stressful as I was anticipating. I did some of the slides, but for the most part it was a pretty impromptu thing. It flowed very well and quickly, mostly because the two guys in the class were pretty smart. Anyway, after that I went to ward sports night for a little while, but I didn't play, of course. It was so tempting. The sand volleyball looked nice and refreshing. Then I went over to Becky's and Wayne's new place in Springville. The outside of the building looked a little old, but the inside of their apartment was nice and spacious. And they have a nice balcony, with a big park-like area behind the house. Hobble Creek even runs through it. Camille was there, and we ate pizza and salad. Then we played a rather rousing card game called Twitch. I didn't think I'd like it at first, because it's all about being able to think quickly and I don't really like those kind of card games. But it proved to be quite the hilariously confusing game. I ended up winning a good plurality of the games. We finished around 10 or so, and I gave Camille a ride back to Provo. Then I spent the remainder of the night trying to figure out what to do about Grandpa's funeral. I think we aren't going to fly after all. Aunt Sharla has friends who are going down there with a station wagon, so she'll just lie in the back of that while they drive. Then Becky and Wayne and I will caravan with them down to Odessa on Sunday, then hurry back after the funeral on Tuesday. Hopefully, we'll be back around 8 or so Wednesday morning. It's not the way I like to travel, doing the trip so fast like that, but it means that Becky and Wayne will be able to come. Most of the extended family will be there, actually. Of us siblings, I expect only Chris and Katie will be absent (because of final exams). All the Aunt's and Uncles will be there—except maybe Ginette. And then I'm hoping most of the cousins will be there as well. It'll be one big family reunion. I wish it were a happier occasion.

Posted May 26, 2004 (08:47 PM) | Comments (1)