Fun at the Fair

What a beautiful day! We got some boring errands out of the way early in the morning and then packed our lunches and headed to the pool! We came home, took a quick shower, then headed out to the fair.

We have our things to do at the fair...

Fresh squeezed lemonade with the colorful straws
Pit beef sandwiches
French Fries from the High School Booster Club
see the animals
check out the cool stuff in the 4H tents
play a few games
listen to the music
funnel cakes/fried dough
a ride on the merry go round, not sure if the kids will love me or hate me for this as the years pass

We love supporting the local schools, fireman associations, and places like the Lions club rather than the general fair set ups.

We left just as the major crowds were pouring in. We left watching the most beautiful sunset cast upon the farmland sky. You could almost catch the peace in your hands. You know those moments when time stands still for a brief second?

We left with smiles on our faces which quickly turned to solemn faces as we approached the cemetery. It is just not possible to be that close and to drive past Jeremy's grave. We are so grateful for the beautiful place where he is buried. It is so peaceful there...It is also hard to go from one extreme to another. Reality stares us in the face when we approach Jeremy's grave. A life that ended too soon for our standards, a life that was remarkable in it's entirety, a life that was treasured and loved so deeply, a life that continues to live on in many ways, a life that is simply stated, profoundly missed! We are a broken family. While we were there we discovered some major damage to Jeremy's headstone which I will need to call about next week. It was disturbing to see, but, none the less, caused most likely by accident.It happens... hopefully it will be fixed without a headache.

Miss that sweet boy and his presence in our everyday lives. Miss him everyday but especially when we are just living life to it's fullest potential and we feel that hole and our brokenness front and center. Missed him at the fair, missed him at bedtime, just miss him all the darn time.

I can only imagine that heaven is way better than a fair all the time!

I remember the amazing experience that I had at the fair last year. Thinking about it just filled me with an abundance of love this week. It has been a tougher time lately, but then again, I expected it to be so...


Bittersweet ending to a sweet day...