September 17th was a memorial service for my Dad. It was a beautiful weekend on so many levels and the service was exactly what I wanted/needed. It started with a dinner Friday night with my siblings, niece/nephews, and my parents closest friends from Chicago. The actual service was Saturday. Family and friends shared experiences/memories of Dad and the service culminated with a 30-minute slide show, that my talented sister put together, of over 400 special moments with Dad. The day was full of laughter and tears; truly a celebration of life. I spent the rest of the weekend with family. My niece and nephews were constant entertainment especially when Dizzy joined in on the fun. I wish my Dad were there......
Family photo
Since then, I have occupied my mind by keeping extremely busy. I must admit, it has worked quite well.
Now that my post-surgical precautions are basically non-existent, I have started to slowly introduce some weight training to build back some of the muscle I lost. I have also been riding my bike.......a lot........In fact, last weekend I clocked over 6.5 hours of ride time in 2 days and probably double that in shammy time. Like I always say, riding is my best therapy, and I have been getting lots of therapy recently!
Keeping busy certainly occupies the mind! I am glad the memorial service went well and you were able to celebrate your father's life.
ReplyDeletemmmmm - bike therapy.... couldn't agree more.
ReplyDeletewhat a wonderful description of connecting with family members during your dad's memorial... that's a good good thing.
and... here's to no more post-surgical restrictions!
I'm sorry I missed it! My mom said it was good to be together. I hope to see Debbie's slideshow at some point.
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