Thank you + Beautiful Memorial

I just want to thank everyone who has supported, encouraged, prayed for, loved on, hugged, thought of  Nick, myself, Bob and the rest of his family through the passing and memorial of his step-mom, Laurie.

Last weekend we went down for her memorial service. 

If I could explain the service to you in one word it would be celebratory - the church auditorium was filled with the music of Jimmy Buffet, Bob Seger, The Celtic Women (amazing btw), the smell of dried lavender, the most beautiful purple orchid arrangement I have ever seen, and people from all walks of life that loved her. A lot. The only time you could visibly hear sobs and the pulling of tissue out of those small Kleenex boxes provided was when Bob - surrounded by her 5 children - got up to speak. In the 5 minutes he was up there he intimately and passionately told the story of their life together and how her biggest prize - the trophy you display for the world to see - was the children standing behind him. 

I was so proud.

While you may think the hard part has passed, it actually has just begun.

 Bob and her children now have to try and exist in a world where their wife/mother is not and that will be the hardest part of all.