I Left My Heart...

...in San Francisco,
High on a hill
She calls to me.

Anyway, hi!

I've been locked away in the comforts of my grandparents' house for the last few days, and I never actually made it to San Francisco, which is just about 20 minutes south of here, but I will cross over the Golden Gate on my way to the airport tomorrow morning. So I'll drive through the city, even though I won't stop there.

I want to take the time to thank Jenny and Carri for the absolutely gorgeous flower arrangement they sent for my grandmother's funeral service. It was the largest arrangement there...a giant spray of red gladioli, and it was beautiful. My whole family sends their thanks.

So yay for online check-in on AA.com!!! I was able to check in this evening, thereby avoiding some amount of hassle tomorrow morning. Cool, huh?

I am writing this while my mom, her husband, my grandfather and my aunt Tina are watching What Lies Beneath on TV and getting freaked out. There are lots of "uh oh"s and "look out"s. :) It's cute. We have had a tremendous bonding experience over the last few days. In this time, I have connected with people I haven't had much time to really get close to over the years. Last night we all got together to pick and print the best photos of my Grammy to put on this display for the service today...and in doing so, we rediscovered how beautiful and loving she was, and how her smile sparkled, and how much love we all gleaned from her. It was so healing.

A new haiku moment:
Grammy smiled a lot.
Love was present everywhere.
Suffer no more, love.

And onto funnier things:
Jenny never dates.
She ponders o'er Canadians.
She'll never get laid.

And ooooh here's another one.
Jenny don't hate me.
Surely thou dost know I jest.
You'll get laid someday.

And then there's this one:
Ili and Jenny
Are the bestest greatest fiends.
Oops right, I meant friends.

I love haikus.

See you all tomorrow!
Love,
~J~