Sad Week

So now for some sad news. My grandpa passed away on Sunday morning after a (relatively) short battle with cancer. There at the end he was in a lot of pain and it was very difficult to go and see him. We had some time with him though and new it was coming so this was not completely a surprise. I got to tell him I loved him and goodbye which was more than some of my cousins from AZ got. The service was nice and respectful and hard. I've never been to a funeral of someone I knew really well so this was a little bit of a shock. And of course Matt was out of town for his new job this week. I really needed him but I understand he was doing what he needed to do for us.

I loved my grandpa, he was the person that convinced my parents I was ready to get married. I'll always thank him for that. He taught me so much about God and what religion means to me as a person. There were a few questions I had that I thought for sure were impossible to anwser but he came up with the answers for me. He always had time to help me and went out of his way to make me comfortable. He was a great man and he is in his mansion with Jesus right now. I KNOW that.

More Good News

We have a place to live in!!! I took a personal day off from work yesterday and spent all day going around to places that looked promising. It was a very trying day I must say. But the good thing that came out of it is a new apartment. It's even on the ground floor, that means goodbye to stairs. We did have to make some compromises though, such as no washer/dryer hookups :( But they do allow our pet so I felt like it was an alright trade off, for now. They were really understanding about our situation and made me feel like they were on our side. We can move in as soon as the 20th this month which is a HUGE relief. We will we be out from under this very stressful situation and I won't have to move while Matt is out of town. That was what I was afraid of, having to do this all by myself. I will still end up doing all the packing while he's away but at least he'll be here to help carry it down the stairs. Now if I could just get rid of the stuff I know I don't need......