A memorial and a birthday
Yesterday was the memorial service for our family friend who passed away at the beginning of February. It was a really beautiful service with lots of sharing of memories of Ben. I was going primarily to support Kyle who took Ben’s death pretty hard, and then secondarily for Gina, his wife, who I have known for years because of my involvement in debate and for whom Kyle now works. I really didn’t know Ben, having met him maybe once or twice in passing, and the memorial made me very sad as to this fact. It was a lovely time of remembrance that really celebrated his life. After dinner, we joined all of the guests who were there for debate at dinner in Liberty and had a very nice time. There is almost nothing I love more than being at a huge table full of close friends.
Today, Mom and Dad came up for so we could have dinner for Mom’s birthday. It was the first time they made it up to see the house since basically right after we moved in. They were both really impressed with our furniture and paint choices and our new flooring. It’s hard for me to really remember how much things have changed since they last came to visit, but I know that most of the furniture and accoutrement we have now we didn’t have then. I’m glad that they liked it! And they seemed to have a good eye for our style, now, too.
I’m sure I’ve said it before, but I really love designing the house. And tonight, I look forward to loving the pretty dresses at the Oscars. It makes me wish I had more fancy occasions to get really dressed up!