random thought-i never realized how much i say y'all until i spent some time up in the north and got criticized every time it slipped out.
so, i just got home from detroit, michigan. (not the city part, just like, suburbs mostly.) it's SO great to be back in my room, which sounds weird. usually i'm so bored at my house, but it just feels great to be here now.
an amazing quote from the movie Juno:
"i never realize how much i like being home unless i've been somewhere really different for a while."
such a true, true statement. well, for me at least.
so, sunday we got up early early and left. it ended up being a 10 & 1/2 hour drive. on the way up there, it didn't seem like that long, surprisingly. we got there late, and went to applebee's for dinner & had the most annoying waitress of all time, & then went to a viewing, just the very last part of it. it was open casket. i've been to alot of those, but sometimes i just don't want to go up there. i like to remember that person as the fun & outgoing person they were when they were alive, not the image that will no doubt be stuck in my head of the person's body in a coffin. freaky. anyways, we went back to the hotel and went to bed, exhuasted from the drive.
monday, we got up early again & got ready. four people in one hotel room isn't fun. oh well. and we went to the funeral. it was a beautiful, amazing service, in a way. i cried my eyes out, and not even because i was that close to Phil, but i just could not stand to see his daughter, son, & stepdaughter & wife being so torn up. i just couldn't imagine being in their situation. i can't imagine losing my dad, or husband, or anyone that close to me. i don't know if i could do it. but alot of pepole stood up & told their memories of Phil, or stories they shared with him. it was so sad, but in a way, it showed how much glory his life gave to God & how much love he gave to others.
today, tuesday, we got up early (once a-freaking-gain) & started the drive home. we stopped in ohio at one of my mom's barry (manilow) friends' house. & i met her. and then we went to lunch with her & her husband. it was nice. then we came the rest of the way, and it was agonizingly (idk if that's a word, & idc) LONG. i justttt got home. & that brings us full circle. hah.
tomorrow, i may go to kool park with some people. i want to in a way, b/c it'll mark off one thing on my list, and i like the high dive. but in a way i don't, b/c it gets boring fast, i'm exhausted from the trip, the slide there gives me bruises on my hip bones, and i really want to see amy holder. hah. so yeah, i haven't decided yet.
i'll write tomorrow maybe?
-elizabeth grace <3
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