Last Thursday was the ceremony at Arlington National Cemetery. It was a most honorable and respectful tribute to my father's service to our country as an Air Force doctor. The horse drawn caisson carried his ashes to the columbarium as the band played and the honor guard marched. The rifle salute, the playing of taps... the flag folding ceremony and lastly the placement of his urn in its final resting place. It was a moving ceremony with so much dignity and respect.




Friday was back to "normal" life with my second kitchen design consultation.. which went great and will be the design I move forward with at this point. I will have to start working on the before pictures, so I can show the transformation. That night I got to enjoy a wonderful chorus performance by AM's oldest.. Swing Time. They all looked and sounded so grown up already.




Monday was the annual charity golf tournament for the Changing Focus group that I was facilitating with for many years. This was the first year without my dad, but we had purchased a hole sponsorship sign in honor of him. I was also playing with the clubs he had handed down to me last year. AM, her usual fearless self, joined me along with Anne and Dan to make our all blogger foursome! (Maybe a first for this tournament). We enjoyed the beautiful day and occasionally hit a ball in the right direction. (I actually had a tee shot that bounced off a tree and landed behind me!) Since it was best ball, we all had fun.

And of course.. it has been a wonderful year since I met AM at this event. We have blogged through our adventures, and shared many stories, family events, injuries, and other less painful moments. ;-) I feel so lucky to have found her and to be able to share in her life with her great kids, family and friends. It truly is a happy anniversary!