On our way back from the Memorial Day Adventures we visited memory lane for Eric. We stopped by the cemetery for him to visit his Grandma & Grandpa Irvin. Eric's grandfather passed away from a brain tumor when his Dad, Billy, was 15 years old. Therefore Eric never had the opportunity to know his Grandpa. I feel that his Grandma made up for that time with her love for Eric. Eric and his Grandma shared the same birthday and many secrets.
I will never forget us visiting her in the nursing home about three years ago and Eric telling her that him and I were getting married. Well as you know no one was aware of our marriage being so sudden therefore this was a secret. His Grandma being a little older tended to forget the purpose of a secret. She told the entire nursing home, that her grandson is getting married. Eric's Mom, Cathy, called us a few day's later to inform us that his Grandma was having a bad day because she has been telling everyone that he is getting married next weekend or something along that lines. Unfortunately she just had to take the fall for that one, we couldn't bail her out just yet.
His Grandma's name is Daisy, we named our dog after her. We knew that we were not planning on having human children before she passed away therefore we choose to name our dog after her. Some people may think that is strange or insulting but it made her think even more of Eric.
Eric's Dad picked out the monument, it is the only vertical one in the cemetery, you can see it from the road when you drive past.
More Relatives, that Eric wasn't actually sure who they were, but our name was everywhere. Hoping they are not too closely related, I am not too sure about naming one of my children Verlie.
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