I'm a day late and a buck short with any type of Easter greetings. It didn't feel much like the holiday to me anyways. It's so casual to me in comparison to how I used to celebrate it when I was little. Back then, you had to get the official easter outfit, down to the shoes and stockings, and get a pretty hairdo to top it all off. Then there was some type of Easter party or egg hunt the my Mom's side of the family put on so that all of us little cousins could get to know each other. And after all that running around and candy eating, my parents and I would go see my Granny (my Daddy's Mama) and have dinner and see the other side of the family after they left church. So all day long, its just nonstop family visiting, all day long.
The family visiting remains the same, but all that egg hunt and kiddie party nostalgia has gone. Replace the candy with barbecue, soda, pasta salad, and cake, and the constant eating/snacking also remains. I felt kinda guilty for constantly eating and snacking all day. Since its spring now, I should be out walking more anyways. As I digress, I spent my afternoon at my Aunt's house yesterday, spending time with the family. It's been quite a trying week because my great cousin Nashia, who was only 3 months old that I never got to hold, passed away. My Mom has been hurt by it greatly, cuz she got to hold her once, and my Mom absolutely adores kids. I was kinda bummed to see her dad, my cousin yesterday; I don't get to see him that often anyways. Its just a trying time for the entire family.
Her funeral is tomorrow morning. With this being the day before, its just gonna be a rough day. As soon as I found out the arrangements, I requested the day off. I had all this fear that my "boss" was gonna be all in my business about why I was talking the whole day off for a funeral. I'm hypersensitive to this job right now, and I'm still in search of something else that I can tolerate a lot more.
And through all of this though, it doesn't help that its raining outside. Tuesday's weather is supposed to be much better, with sunshine. It would be fitting, considering the circumstances that are becoming closer by the moment.
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