Unhappily Ever After

HI Mandy......It's Angela =) we are in FL and did arrive safely.....yesterday when we arrived things were just so busy so I was unable to call all my friends and let them know that I was here. As soon as we got here my husband and my family went to get some lunch and then we headed over to see my mother in law. She is doing very well but does get a little choked up at times.....expected after 56 years with someone. We stayed with her for a couple of hours then we all headed over to the Celebration party of his life.....that was a beautiful party with a memorial table which contained several things about him. I have lots of pictures as well. We also watched the video that his kids made to play at their 50th wedding avviersary so that was kinda tough to watch knowing he isn't here. Everyone talked about fond memories of him.
I rode with my mother in law over to the party so she wouldn't be alone. We had a nice talk and she was telling me how of a rock dad was for her.....see my mother in law is going through treatments for cancer and she said he was her rock. She has 1 chemo treatment left and then a month of radiation. At the party for all of use and grandkids that did get to say goodbye we had balloons and those balloons had each persons note attached to it with what we wanted him to know. So, we all wrote what we wanted and we all let the balloons go together so all the balloons would go to heaven to get to grandpa.....my mother in law said I hope he gets them.....I hugged her and said he will get them.
Thanks again for everything that you and J-land have done. Please let them know we are all doing ok. The next few weeks and especially Christmas will be weird but we will all make it =)
Hugs
Angela
Comment from chillininjville - 9/27/06 10:45 AM

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• #11 Comment from trishaham 
  9/28/06 8:59 PM | Permalink

  Thanks for the update. What a beautiful fare well.
  
  Toodles,
  Tia
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• #10 Comment from debbiewebb4465 
  9/28/06 6:59 PM | Permalink

  Hi Mandy, I'm glad Angela got there safely, I had tears in my eyes when I read about the balloons, they will get there, I'm sure. Thanks for letting us know.
  Hugs to you, Debbie ~xxxxx~
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• #9 Comment from nelishianatl 
  9/28/06 9:45 AM | Permalink

  I embrace every day with vigor and it is because life can be taken from you so suddenly.  This  letter was so touching.  You did well in sharing it.  The balloons will reach.
  Nelishia
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• #8 Comment from chevyz71gurl74 
  9/27/06 6:22 PM | Permalink

  Thanks so much for updating us Mandy...so
  glad to know she made it safely.
  Hugss.~Terri~
• #7 Comment from cacklinrosie101 
  9/27/06 5:45 PM | Permalink

  Thanks for the update, Mandy.  Angela and family are in my thoughts and prayers.  HUGS Chris