FOREVER FREE wrote:
CA POPPY wrote:
Haulinhazmat wrote:
my uncle told me to never tell a lie but I could stretch the truth enough to make it funny.
It's a great attitude! None of us is getting out of here alive. I love it at memorial services when people stand up and tell funny stories about things the departed did. Leave 'em some good material!
Totally agree. Funerals are without a doubt the most depressing ceremonies to sit through. When Diane's mother died we had her cremated as was her request. It was several months later when we had a ceremony and we gathered friends and family together, placed her urn on a table in the front and everybody told stories of their memories of her. The stories were great and folks learned a lot about her that they hadn't heard before. There wasn't a tear in the crowd as this was a "Ceremony Of Life". When I go I want the same thing but I would like it to be in a bar where everybody can raise a toast and tell embarrassing tales about me. I have a special place in Arizona in the mountains between Oatman and Kingman where I've asked for my ashes to be thrown into the wind. It's one of the most beautiful spots I ever seen. Best wishes to ya'all and happy RV'ing.
After my Dad's graveside funeral we all headed to the house to receive family and friends. Some of his women friends were distraught. So my sister set up a galvanized tub of beer on the porch and my brother brought out his horse and gave the children rides around the pasture. We spent the afternoon laughing and eating BBQ.
DH & I have decided that when die we want it to be like that. Don't waste time mourning and crying for me. I plan to leave my kids money to cater a party for everyone, with fried chicken, all the trimmings and margaritas for all! Then take my ashes up to the north GA mountains to our favorite campground and dump me under a tree. I'd much rather them visit me on a hiking trail than in some sterile cemetery.
