my grandfather passed away early this morning. it was expected; in fact, he was supposed to pass away two years ago…what a fighter! anyway, his memorial service is tomorrow evening, and i will be out traveling a lot the next few days.
i will be leaving dallas at 6:30 am monday morning and have a layover in kansas city for three hours (so if any of my old kc friends want to come party at the awesome KCI, i will be there from 8 am to 11 am…just call or email me!) then it’s off to LAX where i pick up a car and drive to san diego (it is much cheaper to do that than to fly into SD). then the memorial service, sleep, and leaving SD tuesday morning at 9:30 am to head back into LA where i hope to catch up with some old friends and maybe…just maybe…meet mr. carlos whittaker face to face…
tuesday night i crash on a couch of the generous martinez family, and wake up early for my 6:40 am flight back to dallas. i get back in dallas at 1:30 pm and head into work to send some stuff to print! whew!
(i think i really typed all this out so i can know what i’m doing and if i forget i can check my blog…)
aside all the crazy/hectic aspects, please keep my family in your prayers as many of us are traveling to and fro, and that we will be able to give my grandfather the wonderful and sweet memorial he deserves.
he was the first guy to give me a really “girly” outfit (i was a tomboy) and always encouraged me to show my feminine side (now, i am a bit too girly, but i thank him for that). he would always bring me books when he would visit and we’d go on walks together. he was a very sweet man, who became a christian in his late 80’s.
thanks for your thoughts and prayers…
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Praying for this whole time with your family that it will be really meaningful for you all
I’m really sorry to hear all this. May your family have traveling mercies aplenty.
I like your bloglook. Very nice. And I look forward to meeting with you later in the week.
One thing that blessed me: hearing your grandfather met Jesus in his late eighties. I have many, many family members (every one!) who don’t know Christ. It encourages me to hear it can even happen late in life.
Thats terrible, you have our thoughts and prayers. Safe trip and keep us posted.
hey girl. sorry to hear of your grandpa’s passing. he has been a trooper!!! i remember you going to cali 2 years ago, thinking he was near death. i know it doesn’t make it easier but at least it was sudden and that you were kind of expecting it.
love ya. and i would meet up with you if i wasn’t about to leave the country. :)
I am sorry to hear about your grandfather, and I will pray for your family (right now because I have a horrible memory and I don’t want to be a liar … o.k. I am back now) I hope you have a safe trip, but alas you will never meet THE LOS, because he only exists in blogsville!
Hey I am in the midst of feeling your pain. My latest blog entry gives the rest of the details, but I drive home tomorrow because my grandpa and great-grandma are both about to pass away. So in a way we grieve together. I hope your trip goes safe and I will be praying for you and your family.
Just wanted you to know you are in my thoughts and prayers. Your grandpa definitely must of been a fighter, and God still had things for him to do in this life for the past 2 years. And what do those doctors know anyway! I’m praying for safe travels for you and other family members. And enjoy your time with friends on Tues.
Love ya!
safe travels, and i pray it is a special time of memories of your grandpa.
Oh, my I am so sorry about your loss. Prayers for you and your family and prayers for a safe journey to and from CA.
sorry for your loss…
Praying for you guys. Travel safe, and say hi to home for me.
good luck on the LAX to San Diego drive… that can be painful if the traffic is bad…
thanks for all the love. tony — i love the drive from LA to SD…even with traffic…it’s just nice to be in cali…I love the 5. :)
Sorry to hear about your grandfather. Thoughts and prayers…