OK, so if this picture doesn't make you cry, i don't know what will. My grandma, Leona Udall lost her battle with lung cancer on july 21st. My family was in Oceanside,CA when it happened so we weren't able to be there when she took her last breath. All my relatives said it was very peaceful- they were all in the room ready to give my grandpa and her a blessing, but after they sang "Love at Home", they realized that she wasn't breathing anymore. I guess in some ways it is a blessing, but for me it is really sad- I haven't ever lost anyone that closely related to me. My grandpa is really sad. A good portion of why I am so sad is because of my Grandpa. I can't imagine losing my spouse and it makes me cry just thinking about it.He is now living with Grandma Carpenter ( leona's mom) and it is very difficult, as you could imagine if you lived with your 99 1/2 year old mother in law. Leona was a wonderful woman who lived a life of frugality, and righteousness. I wish that we could have lived closer to them my entire life, but i'm glad that we could spend a lot of time with them these past couple months. I'm grateful to know that I will see her again. Isn't the gospel wonderful?
The fam in Oceanside- we love going here every summer, and this year, everyone was able to come for at least an entire day together! It was hilarious- We mostly all went up on Saturday, then some people left sunday night, monday night, tuesday morning, wednesday night... my mom was going crazy!! I guess that's what happens when we are all in school and married and such. Doug brought his girlfriend Sarah too- she is so darling and we can't wait (hope) to have her a part of our fam!!
Jonny left to go to school, so I was there a few days without him- we rode bikes, shopped, tanned, you know girly stuff while we could!! It was such a fun, relaxing week for me.
Jonny's sister Katie got married the end of June- unfortunately I don't have any pics yet of the happy couple, but it was a fun weekend! She looked beautiful!! It is really hard to believe that she is married and living away from home.. but they will work it out i'm sure :)
I'm so late on this post because my computer was down for a little bit- but it is so important!! My favorite sister Sarah had her 16th bday in June- She is so darling. We were hoping she would be "sweet 16 and never been kissed..." but i think she missed it by a month or so :) We celebrated by going to cheescake factory and i'm sure we did some other fun girly stuff but i don't really remember!! Sorry- anyways my sis has the cutest friends ( guys and girls), she is so outgoing- likes to try new things, is adventurous, an amazing dancer and singer, likes playing " love song" on the piano, is literally my twin- we get called eachother's names a lot, is way more technologically advanced than I was at her age, is a good friend to everyone, and lots more that i could write about all day.... happy belated bday sis.Love ya
Dancing at Katie's wedding- it was such a hot night,but we managed to "get our groove on " on the dance floor!!! What's hilarious is that our bishop was there and he asked us to chaperone the saturday night stake dance that weekend, and then wanted that to be our calling- I wish I had pics from it- it was so fun!! ok- maybe I liked it more than jonny but it's fun to get out every once in a while and do something different. I would take that calling anyday, over nursery :) jk
Another cute pic of G&G Udall a few months ago
The grand-daughters- we sang "Love one Another" at her funeral, and I played the violin- but I couldln't see the music cause I was teary eyed!! It was a tender moment for all of us...
Me & my babe- he is so cute!! I love hanging out with him and living with him. He is such a great husband- so patient with me in learning how to be a wife. I love you hun.
OK, so if this picture doesn't make you cry, i don't know what will. My grandma, Leona Udall lost her battle with lung cancer on july 21st. My family was in Oceanside,CA when it happened so we weren't able to be there when she took her last breath. All my relatives said it was very peaceful- they were all in the room ready to give my grandpa and her a blessing, but after they sang "Love at Home", they realized that she wasn't breathing anymore. I guess in some ways it is a blessing, but for me it is really sad- I haven't ever lost anyone that closely related to me. My grandpa is really sad. A good portion of why I am so sad is because of my Grandpa. I can't imagine losing my spouse and it makes me cry just thinking about it.He is now living with Grandma Carpenter ( leona's mom) and it is very difficult, as you could imagine if you lived with your 99 1/2 year old mother in law. Leona was a wonderful woman who lived a life of frugality, and righteousness. I wish that we could have lived closer to them my entire life, but i'm glad that we could spend a lot of time with them these past couple months. I'm grateful to know that I will see her again. Isn't the gospel wonderful?
The fam in Oceanside- we love going here every summer, and this year, everyone was able to come for at least an entire day together! It was hilarious- We mostly all went up on Saturday, then some people left sunday night, monday night, tuesday morning, wednesday night... my mom was going crazy!! I guess that's what happens when we are all in school and married and such. Doug brought his girlfriend Sarah too- she is so darling and we can't wait (hope) to have her a part of our fam!!
Jonny left to go to school, so I was there a few days without him- we rode bikes, shopped, tanned, you know girly stuff while we could!! It was such a fun, relaxing week for me.
Jonny's sister Katie got married the end of June- unfortunately I don't have any pics yet of the happy couple, but it was a fun weekend! She looked beautiful!! It is really hard to believe that she is married and living away from home.. but they will work it out i'm sure :)
I'm so late on this post because my computer was down for a little bit- but it is so important!! My favorite sister Sarah had her 16th bday in June- She is so darling. We were hoping she would be "sweet 16 and never been kissed..." but i think she missed it by a month or so :) We celebrated by going to cheescake factory and i'm sure we did some other fun girly stuff but i don't really remember!! Sorry- anyways my sis has the cutest friends ( guys and girls), she is so outgoing- likes to try new things, is adventurous, an amazing dancer and singer, likes playing " love song" on the piano, is literally my twin- we get called eachother's names a lot, is way more technologically advanced than I was at her age, is a good friend to everyone, and lots more that i could write about all day.... happy belated bday sis.Love ya
Dancing at Katie's wedding- it was such a hot night,but we managed to "get our groove on " on the dance floor!!! What's hilarious is that our bishop was there and he asked us to chaperone the saturday night stake dance that weekend, and then wanted that to be our calling- I wish I had pics from it- it was so fun!! ok- maybe I liked it more than jonny but it's fun to get out every once in a while and do something different. I would take that calling anyday, over nursery :) jk
Another cute pic of G&G Udall a few months ago
The grand-daughters- we sang "Love one Another" at her funeral, and I played the violin- but I couldln't see the music cause I was teary eyed!! It was a tender moment for all of us...
Me & my babe- he is so cute!! I love hanging out with him and living with him. He is such a great husband- so patient with me in learning how to be a wife. I love you hun.
3 comments:
Hey Laura! I don't know if you'll remember me from MHS but when I first saw your blog you looked so familiar but I could not think where I had seen you! I think we had aerobics together. If that's not it your guess is as good as mine! It's been a while. Cute pictures by the way! It's Stacy (Mickelson), now Riggs. I put my blog on private a while ago but if you want to email me, if you remember me!, I'll send you an invite!
(your post title was me for today.... A funeral, a baby shower, and a wedding!)
oops! Here's my email! economicgeek@hotmail.com
Sorry to hear about your grandmother.:(
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