A Warm Summers Evening

A Warm Summers Evening is the chronicle of one person. One 30 somthing female trying to find her place in this world.

Thursday, August 18, 2005

I ran over a foot marker

Just when I think my life isnt interesting enough.. So there I was driving to Bellville yesterday, I wanted to stop by the cemetery to visit my grandmother's grave. I missed her so much and since I was passing through, why not stop by. I get into Bellville, I cant find the cemetery- ooh I should have known, so I called my aunt, got directions and proceeded to the cemetery. Now mind you, my grandmother was one of a kind.. She was never afraid to speak her mind, and she loved me and believed in me like no other person on this earth. I can remember us jumping into her huge Cadillac when I was learing how to drive.. We would take off down the country road she lived off of. She would have to keep telling me to go faster.. We would laugh, I don't know why that's one of my vivid memories of her, that day in paticular stands out in my mind. The wind coming in the car, the radio on, the dirt flying on the car from the road, me trying to navigate the boat she called a car, and her telling me- come on pick it up!!!I didn't realize at the time that she was very very ill. My grandmother died of cancer a few months later at the age of 54. We where all devastated. My mom was grief stricken, and I was pissed that she was gone. About a week after the funeral, my mom took me and my little sister to the cemetery, now my grandmother knew that my mom didn't deal well with people passing. We where all there, my mom uneasy the entire time, she just wanted to go.. So, all the sudden the bee's came. My mom the very allergic to bee's, she had to run back to the car, with all of us laughing at her..We all just figured it was Granny's way of letting her leave..Back to yesterday- I was really really sad yesterday, going to a cemetery isn't something I do often, for some reason, I just had to go yesterday. So, at this place, there are grass drives between the sections of plots. Ok, so I pass where I think I need to go, I go to turn into the grass drive, and WAM !!!! I ran over a small granite stone. I heard a noise , backed up and got out of the car, and about had a heart attack .. Oh my god !!! What the hell am I going to do, it was totally pushed out of the ground ! I didnt at this point, know weather to laugh or cry. Thank god, no one else was there. I just moved the truck ( off of the stone ), got out and went to her grave. I talked to her for a little while, then I was ok, I figured she new I needed a laugh. Now don't get me wrong, I don't think its funny to run over foot stones, but hey, what the hell else was I gonna do? So, I gathered my composure, went over to the stone, and put it back the best I could. (Laughing a little ). So, I immediately call my mom. Well mom- guess what- What ? she says- Granny hasn't lost her since of humor- I proceed to tell her what happened- THEN- later that nite my sister calls- I tell her the story, what does my sister say- I can picture it- a family comes to visit there loved one- " Look daddy someone ran over grandma's foot stone !! " AUHHH if I didn't feel bad enough. Oh well..my life... It's never dull ... Thanks for the laugh Granny- I love you and miss you very much.

2 Comments:

At 9:42 AM, Anonymous Anonymous said...

Only you Deana, only you! :-)

 
At 10:56 AM, Anonymous Anonymous said...

Im not sure if that was a sign of good or bad luck...Too funny!
i agree this could only happen to you!

 

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