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THE MEMORIAL SERVICE WENT WELL...MY PHONE RANG DURING THE END--I DIDN'T THINK IT WOULD BUT MY HUSBAND FELT HE NEEDED TO CALL! I WAS MAD AT HIM FOR QUITE A WHILE BECAUSE I WAS EMBARASSED & SOME OF IT WAS ON TV! HE WAS AN AFRICAN AMERICAN THAT RECEIVED THE MEDAL OF HONOR FROM THE ARMY IN WWII PLUS OTHER DISTINGUISHED AWARDS. I THINK HE WAS IN ITALY. LONG STORY. I WISH I COULD REMEMBER HIS STORY BETTER. ALL I KNOW IS THAT OVER 200 PEOPLE ATTENDED & I WAS VERY PROUD TO BE ONE OF THEM. THE WEDDING I WENT TO THE SAME DAY WAS OK BUT IT WAS DIFFERENT THAT ANY OTHER THAT I HAD BEEN TO. OF COURSE THERE WAS DRINKING BUT IT WAS OK. MY AH WAS FINE! ANYHOW, THE CRAZY PART WAS NOT ONLY DID THE MUSIC SEEM STRANGE DURING THE CEREMONY BUT ALSO THEY WALKED DOWN THE AISLE TO ACDC'S HIGHWAY TO HELL! I KNOW IT WAS SUPPOSED TO BE FUNNY BUT I DIDN'T TAKE IT VERY WELL! I FELT THAT I WAS OVERDRESSED TOO. THE BRIDE WAS REALLY PRETTY MUCH THE ONLY ONE WHO WAS DRESSED UP BESIDES HER BRIDESMAIDS. I FELT OUT OF PLACE--EVEN THOUGH I WAS THE GROOM'S FAMILY--HE IS MY HUSBAND'S NEPHEW--MY NEPHEW BY MARRIAGE. OTHER THAN THESE THINGS I MENTIONED, I AM PRETTY MUCH THE SAME--STILL TIRED ALL THE TIME. I HAVE BEEN SPENDING QUITE A LOT OF TIME IN A HOT CAR --NO AC! POOR ME! AC INDOORS THOUGH. I ALWAYS HAVE SOMETHING TO COMPLAIN ABOUT! THE PROGRAM HAS TAUGHT ME SO MUCH THAT I AM STILL GRATEFUL FOR LIFE, SOBRIETY & SANITY THROUGH ALL MY DIFFICULTIES. IT IS NOT ALL ABOUT ME ANYMORE! I JUST TAKE MY LIFE ODAT! KATHLEEN
