The Vacation.........
Last month we took a little vacation to the happiest place on earth - aka - Disneyland. We love going there. It was a little different without Preston/Katie and Meranda but we tagged along with the Petersen clan and had a good time. The weather was great, the crowds weren't too bad, the hotel was good and the churros and Diet Cokes were awesome.
We had a day to do some sight seeing - went to Huntington Beach, Newport Beach and then headed to find the UCLA campus. Well - while at UCLA we also found the softball field - actually we were in a maintenance area behind the softball field - and they were having a game - so we decided to change our plans and watched a softball game. It was a great end to our vacation - we are softball fanatics!
The flight to LAX included a layover in Phoenix - I know - why a layover - well the flight was cheaper. The flight crew from Phoenix to LAX was hillarious - obviously they tried to make the best of a mundane job. The flight back was eventful - we boarded the plane which only had about 50-55 passengers - and then we sat and waited. The last time we flew was in January to San Diego and we boarded and sat and waited experiencing an ice storm, etc. (which was reported in a previous post). Well there we sit in the plane in LA - a balmy 60 degrees outside - and they had the nerve to come on and say that they were "de-icing the plane". I leaned over my chair and said the flight attendants "You've got to be freaking kidding me"!!!!! Some lame story from the pilot - and then a couple of passengers boarded and we were off. Whatever!!!!
The Field Trip.....
Yesterday, April 16th was the 108th birthday of my Grandmother - Fern Elizabeth Jones Eccles. Each birthday my Mom would make the effort to visit her grave and decorate it with flowers. Well, since Mom has been gone, Dad has taken over the visiting and decorating. So since Tuesday is our day for dinner with Dad, he asked me on Sunday if I would help get him to the cemetary and then also go visit Mom's grave. So after the tennis match - we went and picked Dad up and headed to Elisian Gardens. It was freezing cold! We made the trek over the ups and downs of the cemetary and the cold just about did us in. After making a bathroom stop at Wendys we headed to Wasatch. Luckily Mom's grave is closer to the road - but the little hill up can be a bit of a challenge. It was still freezing - surprise, surprise......and after the visit headed to Crown Burgers. It was a good night and a bit exhausting and I was happy to be there.
Last night I started to think about my Grandma - I was only 7 years old when she died - but I do remember different things. I remember going to her house and picking up walnuts off the ground from her Walnut Tree. I remember that her kitchen was pretty big and that they had a screened in porch. I remember when she got sick she came to our house one night in her pajamas - no sweats in 1964. I remember going to the hospital and waving at her through the window - kids weren't allowed in the hospital. I remember some parts of her funeral and that there were a lot of people there. It's hard to believe that Mom was only 33 years old when she died and I know that she missed her alot.
It was many years later at my Grandpa's funeral that I actually heard someone talk about my Grandma - it was my great aunts - Pearl, Hazel and Ellen - they said how my grandma was like a mother to them. That she was a lot of fun and had spunk and that she could keep Grandpa in check!!!!
The field trip ended up being a trip down memory lane. I know that even though my Grandma died when I was just a little girl, she had an effect on my life because my Mom was the person she was because of her! I love my Grandma because my Mom loved her!!!!!
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