Catch Up

Oh yes. Remember this blog? Yeah it's still here. Being neglected by me. I have a couple of posts I need to do, but I'm pretty sure this week is going to be a bit full because my sister is flying in tomorrow, and then the other sisters will be here this weekend for my grandpa's funeral. I want to do a post for him, but thought I'd wait till after the funeral. Most people that read my blog read my sister's and she did a beautiful post in which I share her thoughts and wonderful memories.

Right now I'm mostly feeling nervous because I'm going to play the bagpipes at the funeral. Something I had a bit of experience doing in high school, but it's been 17 years since I played. I had wished to be able to play at my other grandparents funerals, but it didn't work out because I wasn't in contact with anyone that played, and honestly I didn't think I could do it after this long. In the last year I have become close again with my high school best friend Becky, who is graciously letting me try to play on her pipes. My attempt so far went better than I expected, but it's hard to not realize how much better I was way back when and not feel a little overwhelmed about it. I know that the family will think it's cool no matter what (at least I hope they do!) but it's hard not to want to do a really good job.

The second thing I need to post about is my weekend visit to Lava Hot Springs with Becky. It was a nice, close, get away and I had a great time. So just wanted to pop in and say, yes, I'm still here. Please stay tuned for further updates.