Goodbye Grandpa.

Today was the memorial for grandpa and it was a rough day on many levels. I started out getting Evelyn up and out for Jason to sleep in and took her to mom and dad's room so they could play with her while I worked out for 30 min. She did NOT want to be left behind. they got her calmed down fairly quickly after I left but I hate leaving her when she cries.

I got to the gym and went 30 minutes on the elliptical that I usually love. Every minute was an eternity that I thought about Evelyn and how much I didn't want to be exercising (not like me at all). Mom and dad brought her down just at the end so she could have breakfast so we all ate.

we went to shower and get ready to head to grandma's house Evelyn was acting sleepy but we decided that we could make it to grandma's and everything would be ok - which almost worked. I went to check on her once she was put down because I thought that she was asleep. BIG mistake as she saw me and decided to cry so after a while we got her up to play sometimes that helps... long story short she didn't nap until J drove to the hotel to get ready so she only slept 45 min.

The memorial was a wonderful tribute to Grandpa. Mom did a wonderful eulogy and did a great job presenting it. I cried a lot as did Sarah. I am glad that we were sitting together. Evelyn did good for a little while but then got fussy and playful so Jason took her out to play in the reception room. As we left I noticed that there were lots of people in attendance. I was so happy to see his fellow boy scouts (and my brother) in their boy scout uniforms. Grandpa would have liked that as well. As we were leaving Sarah and I were talking to one of the scouts who was not in uniform who just happened to be in town he was a nice guy. The scouts had a mini impromptu meeting which I think grandpa would have liked as well. :)

We went down to dinner in the dining room though Evelyn ate nothing she was so tired and fussy she didn't want to look at the food. Jason who was not feeling very well played with her the entire time out in the hall. I felt bad but we ended up leaving right after dinner. This seems to be a new trend with us as we try to get Evelyn to bed and she was extra tired today. I hope she sleeps well tonight!