Funeral viewing

Okay, I went to my first funeral viewing. I have been to many funerals -- I stopped counting at 20 -- but probably given my religious backgrounds, nearly all have been Jewish. I had never been to a wake or a funeral viewing before.

I did not know the person -- I was going because it was the grandfather of a good friend. Anyway, I show up and my friend is busy talking but acknowledges me. I sign in the guest book and then see there is an open casket. Her grandfather was a HIGHLY decorated veteran and he had his medals all over him. Anyway, I am not a big fan of dead bodies (I know, who is) and when I saw it was an open casket, I decided to not go in.

I thought I was going to get away without seeing one ...

From the dramatic pause, you can see that did not end up being the case. My friend, after she was done talking, decided that she wanted to INTRODUCE me to her grandfather, the one who passed away. So, I had to kneel down in front of the casket. She offered to let me shake his hand but I declined. I love my friend dearly which is why I did it but it felt really weird.

Now that I have seen one dead body, I have one word to say, "EEEWWWWWWWWWWWWWW!!!!!" That was so absolutely disgusting. Not him, just dead bodies in general. The whole ride home from the viewing, I was going EW, EW, EW, EW and trying to get the picture out of brain.

That is one experience I hope to NEVER EVER repeat.

EWWWWW!!!

New Year

So, one of my new year resolutions which I think I can keep is to be better about blogging. I am not sure why because I do not think anyone reads this but oh well ... if nothing else, it is a nice sounding board for me to celebrate or vent or all of the above.

So far, the New Year has been pretty good. Family still recovering from various different ailments -- ahh, the joys of having a toddler -- but nothing life threatening (knock on wood). Daughter is being a good girl though struggling a little bit with not sucking her thumb.

Work for me is very good, busy but good though I survived a hellish month and looking forward to it calming down just a little bit. (I just jinxed myself, didn't I. DAMN IT!!) Husband is doing great -- got a nice big promotion (it is great when you can beam with pride about not only your child but also your husband). Family is good -- lots of babies due (none by me).

So, for the two of you who may periodically read this post, happy new year!