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[firsttiger]

Getting ready for the funeral. We're just working out the kinks of what we want to say in the card. They asked for donations in lieu of flowers so we donated to The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society. We were very happy to find that GS does matches for the amount so twice as much can be donated in his name. I'm still muddling through what to wear because they are actually calling it a "celebration of life" instead of a funeral and have suggested that everyone dress in a more casual manner.

We've been invited to the gathering after the funeral for his closer friends and family. I only know his wife so I'm not really looking forward to that part. I always feel like I say such trite things. The last time someone close died (that anyone bothered to tell me about that is) was when my MIL passed in '96 so it's been a while since I've done this.

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*hugs*

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I always feel like Im either saying something so overused and cliche that people think I have them memorized and don't really "care" or that I'm trying to hard to be more relaxed and am coming across as really heartless or something. When I really think about it though, I figure that everybody else feels the same way and is so worried about how they're coming across, that nobody is truly paying attention to what I've said anyway. It's just a hard situation. :(

Re: *hugs*

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Well, I ended up doing better than I thought. Heck, I even shared a memory and I am *horrible* at speaking in front of people.

Right now, I'm just utterly exhausted. I think both and I are just feeling drained after this.