New Years plans?

[Monk]

Well every year we throw a small party, usually it has been at my brother's place down in Niagara Falls but since he and his wife split up we are holding it at our new pad (A house). We try to keep it small and intimate, although I am a big partyer, for some reason these days I prefer New Years to be more low key, good close friends and family. I think this year will be one of the largest with 14 people or so, since my wife has made her own friends here since we moved from Germany 2 years ago. We will carry on the tradition of good drinks, a buffet, and lots of Jazz and 80s music . Some of us will definately pop out to the Cigar Loft above the garage for a nice cigar as tradition demands. Not sure what I will smoke this year since it has really only been a year since I have built up a proper set of humi's and smokes. Previously I have normally smoked a nice ISOM Romeo y Julietta Corona. Sometimes we have fireworks. My oldest friend and I always make a toast to those not yet born who will never see the years that we have been lucky enough to live.

-Will

[guado]

I'll be working new years eve and get off work at 8am new years day. Joy...

[Loudpipes78]

I'll be spending it in Iowa with my extended family since my Grandma passed away yesterday.

I'm just glad that I wasn't away in the N. GA Mountains again this year like the last 2 with no working cell phone, etc

[ashauler]

I am very sorry for your loss Loudpipes. You and your family have my condolences and prayers.

jamie

[Loudpipes78]

I am very sorry for your loss Loudpipes. You and your family have my condolences and prayers.

jamie

I appreciate it, one of those situations where it is for the best since she's no longer in pain, but it still has a deep impact on our family.

I am officially grandparentless.

[TheNakedGun]

Man it sounds like you have had a rough year I just want you to know that my thought and prayers are with you

[Loudpipes78]

Man it sounds like you have had a rough year I just want you to know that my thought and prayers are with you

Yeah wasn't that bad at all... was going really strong till Octoberish... got a lil' tough... December then completely went to heck.

Loudpipes, I know how you feel.

My Grandmther also past away yesterday. I got the call from my Mom the night before saying she was in the hospital and only had hours to minutes left. She was the last of my Grandparents also. She was not in pain but had a lot of problems. The only regret that I have was I got to talk to her for 1 min on phone when she was heading up to my folks place for Christmas and when I called on Christmas she was out and unable to come to the phone. That 1 min was the last I talked to her. She never got to meet my wife or see her great-grandson.

You family are in our prayers.

I am so sorry hear to that. I got to see my Grandma for the last time at the end of September and before that it had literally been about 6 years. She also had never met my wife until September and now... well... moving on.

I'm just trying to remember all the good times and go from there.

I'm glad though that my cousin was at least able to make her a great grandma.

You'll definitely be in my prayers.

One thing that has always helped me and I know I will probably end up reading this with the family in the next couple of days has been the following:

An Irish Funeral Prayer

Death is nothing at all.
It does not count.
I have only slipped away into the next room.
Everything remains as it was.
The old life that we lived so fondly together is untouched, unchanged.
Whatever we were to each other, that we are still.
Call me by the old familiar name.
Speak of me in the easy way which you always used.
Put no sorrow in your tone.
Laugh as we always laughed at the little jokes that we enjoyed together.
Play, smile, think of me, pray for me.
Let my name be ever the household word that it always was.
Let it be spoken without effort
Life means all that it ever meant. It is the same as it ever was.
There is unbroken continuity.
Why should I be out of mind because I am out of sight?
I am but waiting for you, for an interval, somewhere very near, just around the corner.
All is well. Nothing is hurt; nothing is lost.
One brief moment and all will be as it was before.
How we shall laugh at the trouble of parting, when we meet again.

This 1/2 of the family isn't Irish but that really doesn't matter.

I was born May of '82
Early/Mid '83 Lost My Maternal Grandpa
Late '87 Lost My Paternal Grandpa
April '04 Lost My Dad
March '05 Lost My Maternal Grandma


I wish you the best.

[Lopaka]

I appreciate it, one of those situations where it is for the best since she's no longer in pain, but it still has a deep impact on our family.

I am officially grandparentless.

Loudpipes, I know how you feel.

My Grandmther also past away yesterday. I got the call from my Mom the night before saying she was in the hospital and only had hours to minutes left. She was the last of my Grandparents also. She was not in pain but had a lot of problems. The only regret that I have was I got to talk to her for 1 min on phone when she was heading up to my folks place for Christmas and when I called on Christmas she was out and unable to come to the phone. That 1 min was the last I talked to her. She never got to meet my wife or see her great-grandson.

You family are in our prayers.

[ashauler]

Lopaka, you and your family will be added to our prayer list as well. You have my condolences.
jamie