She Would Have Been 44

My mom has been on my mind a lot these last couple of weeks. I mean honestly, there are days that go by that I don't think about her. But those days haven't been happening recently. I think it's because it's her birthday month.

She would have been 44 on Halloween.

Her and my grandpa (who are both cremated) are buried at the same cemetery about an hour away from here.

My grandma called and suggested we all go take some flowers to them this past Sunday.

So we did.

Mums for the fall.

Maybe I'm weird, but I don't really feel the need to go to the cemetery and "visit" lost loved ones.

It's hard to explain.

I guess I just feel like my mom (and grandpa) is (are) around me all the time. I don't feel like I need to go to the cemetery and visit her.

It was nice to take fresh flowers. She loved any and all flowers.

Anyway, so I told her "Hi, and happy early birthday."

Then as is our new tradition, we all went out to lunch at a BBQ place that's near the cemetery.

She would have liked this tradition.

:)

And I may have had wine out of a plastic cup.

That's so something my mom would have done.