As I am sitting here in my house I can feel my muscles tightening up. It was a beautiful day and I was outside for a good 5 hours of it. Today my sisters and I tore up the dirt and grass on my grandparent's and father's grave. We dug up all the grass, removed all the rocks, raked the dirt, planted seed and watered it. It was exhausting and I am already sore. But one thing I can honestly say is that not one of us was sad. Not one tear was shed. Instead, we laughed pretty hard, remembered special moments with both my dad and grandparents, and simply just bonded even more than normal.
Today was great simply for the above post, but here are a few more amazing moments that made me very happy:
#1. I drove dad's truck today. It brought me back to all the special moments with my dad. Not to mention it smelled just like him.
#2. Cheers to dad, nana and pop-pop. After we placed the seed down, we needed to water it. We got our hose attached to the water spout. Dawn gave me the okay to turn the water on. SHIT! Locust Hill Cemetery doesn't turn their water on until May 1st. WTF do we do now? The Schwartz family always has an answer... Pellegrino Sparkling Water should do the trick! Good thing Dawn went to Costco and bought a case prior. LOL. Nothing but the best!
#3. Dorene sat on a rake. Funniest moment ever. I think even dad laughed. Of course after he called her a dumb ass.
#4. I know for a fact dad would be grateful for the work we did. He was meticulous with his parents grave. It makes me happy knowing that the work we did today is something he is proud of.
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