Our own cemetery trip

On Saturday I mentioned to Andrew that I would like to visit some of the cemeteries even though the family wasn't making their annual trip.  Andrew was all for it.  Catherine had to work early, so we were up and at 'em anyway, and we made Thomas get up and join us.  As a bonus, our sweet pup came along.  

We headed north, and our first two stops were the cemeteries we usually visit with the family.  A set of my great-grandparents are buried in the first one, along with many, many family members.  The second one has my great-great grandparents, and I am named after my great-great grandmother.  Next we drove to the cemetery in my home town where my more immediate family is buried.  I was a little emotional, as my aunt and grandmother have such fresh graves.  They are buried in a set of eight plots, and my father is there as well.  Not too far from them is my paternal grandfather.  I miss all of them so much.  I tried looking for my great-grandparents that I know are there, but I'll have to ask mom about them.

We then visited the hot dog stand where they take orders by car-hop.  It was a perfect meal for Memorial Day weekend!  As a child we loved eating there, and the treat was always a root beer float.  I didn't allow myself this time, but we got one for Thomas.  They have great hot dogs, and our sweet pup enjoyed a few treats of her own (both human and dog!).

Our final trip took us even further north where most of my dad's family is buried.  I was able to find both sets of great-grandparents that are buried there, along with a set of great-great grandparents, and several sets of great aunts & uncles.  I know there are even more relatives there, but I wasn't able to locate them.  Everyone was getting hot and tired and Catherine was due home from work in another hour or so, which is how long it would take us to get back so we headed home.

It was a bright sunny day (although very warm) and it was very soothing to me to make the trip.  Thomas and Andrew were especially excited that at the last place we were able to find the grave of a Revolutionary War vet.  We then hung out with some friends, and it was a nice way to spend our day overall!