Tuesday Randomness from the Trenches

I actually DO have something coherent to say.... but I lack the brain power to really get it out here.  Today, you get bullet points.

• Thank you for all the kind words over the past few days.  My grandma's funeral was beautiful, and a really fitting tribute to a tiny powerhouse of a lady.  I've taken much comfort from all your condolences, but also from the fact that she's been reunited with my grandpa - and mom.  And somehow, that makes it a little less painful. 
• The church where the funeral was held is SO beautiful.  Blessed Sacrament Church in Springfield, Illinois.  It's where my parents got married.  

• The absolute WORST part of funerals is the very end.  Rolling the casket away, knowing that everything's over and everyone is just expected to pack up and go home.  I felt like I kept myself pretty composed, but I was a mess walking out of the church.  Even though we went on to the cemetery afterwards.  
• I ate like I weighed 300 pounds for the past two days, and it was glorious.  Not looking forward to coming back to reality today.  Spinach salad, anyone?  Blah!
• I left my pillow at a hotel in Springfield, Illinois.  I had been searching for its replacement for almost 2 years - and had been failing miserably.  I realize they could probably ship it to me, but I'm using this as excuse to buy some pillows off my registry.  
• Speaking of which, my shower is in less than 2 weeks.  We get the keys to our new apartment a couple of days before.  I'm not busy or anything.
• It's not a trip to Springfield, Illinois without Sno-Bizz in the summer.  This place is 2 blocks from the house my grandparents raised their 9 kids in.... so, naturally, it required a return trip.  For the memories.  

 

• I can't tell if it's my cry-face in the photo above... or if I'm blinking.  Or winking.  Or maybe I've developed a wonky eye?  Hard to tell.
•  Work is really stressing me out.  I commend people who live with high levels of stress on a daily basis.  You are ROCKSTARS and I am not one of you.
• I need something that makes me feel beautiful to wear to my bridal shower.
• I need to stop spending money.  Hahahahahaha, I know, right?

I think this post needs to end before it just devolves into goodness-knows-what.  Maybe I'll have something coherent to say tomorrow?

Maybe.