I thought it to be odd when my former students started
getting married and having children...
Then I thought it to be strange when I learned there was a student enrolled that was the child of a former student...
Today, I attended a funeral for the husband of a former student...
This was really different...
She was so grief~stricken...
I don't "do" Death well...
Maybe in an attempt to alleviate my own anxiety,
I turned to a friend that was seated next to me
and commented that I wanted my funeral
to be held in a Mexican Restaurant...
As the guest of Honor, I want to be cremated and have my ashes placed in a decorative urn...
... and maybe for shiznits and giggles, a very decorative sombrero could be placed atop the urn!!
... and then funeral ... er... party favors could be stuffed into Piñatas…
... and then a mariachi band that would play my mostest favoritest Mariachi song...
My favorite Mezkin place here used to have musicians on Thursday night... these guys could play ANYTHING!!!!!
They seemed to expect that I was going to have them play 'Black Magic Woman' and 'The Wall"... you haven't lived until you have heard 'The Wall' performed mariachi~style...
There would be plenty of margaritas... for everyone!!!
That sounds pretty cool to me!!!
... and what would a party be without strippers?!?!?!?!
What a funeral...
Too bad I won't be able to experience it...
...As I said... I don't "do" Death well...
~shoes~
I always thought mine would be a beach bonfire. Or a bowling alley. But I think I need to do it before I die so that I get to enjoy it.
ReplyDeleteI attended a celebration of life last year that was very nice. It really was a fitting tribute to a very classy lady who was like a 2nd mother to me.
ReplyDeleteI like the idea of a funeral being a joyous event. No point in being sad unless the life ending was wasted. And whose to say a life was wasted. Not me!
ReplyDeleteFunerals are sad but can be filled with happy memories and laughter. I looked at my detective the other day (the one that has six to nine months to live). He doesn't look like he will make it six months. I already know that I will be riding with my bff detective. He is the only one that truly knows how I feel and he and I will talk about death on the way there like we have so many times in the past. It is like our intimate closeness. I have attended more funerals in 12-years than I have in my lifetime. I love the first picture. Pictures like those attract my attention. Something comforting about them--stone angels and whatnot.
ReplyDeleteYou can't embrace life unless you accept death. Dying is part of living. Make the most of living so there's reason to celebrate one's life. These are things I live by. I didn't have a wake for my husband. We had a celebration and it was awesome to see and hear great stories from people he touched in life. I was married to a pretty awesome guy. Now it's my turn to live life the same way.
ReplyDeleteHey, can I come to your funeral? It sounds like it'll be fun! ;0)
ReplyDeleteDamn Shoes!! I'm coming to your funeral! How about a practise run first?
ReplyDeleteAnybody can die, Shoes. But it takes a pro to throw a good party. Sign me up.
ReplyDeleteI agree with Steven Cain. You're all welcome at mine - I'll be having The Trampps Disco Inferno. You all gotta dance on the way to the wake! :-)
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ReplyDeleteI like comment left by Bouncig Barb @t 6:24 PM
Part of my blog today talks about death too. Strippers, a round of margaritas, Carlos Santana.. Shoes people might erect a statue in your honor.
PS: I love that Sesame Street pic. Thanks for the laugh.
Good grief, dude,
ReplyDeleteWhere have I been. So late commenting on such a deathly topic.
Hot tamales and pass the tacos. I want to party at your funeral. As for my funeral. Got it all planned. I die and they find my rotting corpse about three weeks after I died. I'm then unceremoniously dumped into the local land fill site. An extra bonus for the greedy seagulls. It's all good stuff, man! :)
Cryogenics. No funeral involved. :)
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