On Jan 25th 2010 i said goodbye to my beauiful mother. It was the hardest day of my life. But we did her proud. She had all her family there (except cory) and it was a beauiful service. Of course she had planned it all herself and made it very easy for us as we knew everything she wanted. The flowers were perfect my cousin got her a red arrangement with glitter on it in the shape of a heart it said. THE LAST BIT OF GLITTER FOR MY FAVORITE BLOND BOMBSHELL. It brought tears to my dads eyes. We had a private bus that brought us from steves house to my dads (an hour drive) then we had funeral cars (4) that took us to the cemetary. We had a man walking in front of car in top hat and tails doing a fancy walk. Very fancy. What i noticed was how road workers we passed stop working and took there hats off why we passed. Dont see that much anymore but it was very touching. In the first car behind her was Ralph, myself, my brother steve and wife Ann, my dad and my mums sister Joyce. (yes her first name is my mums last name). In the second car was Heather, Hayley, Lucy, and steves three boys Jack, Joe and Billy. In the last car was Lee, Carole, Leland, Jay and Emmalee. It was so hard driving behind her coffin. When we arrived at Colchester Cemetary i was amazed at the size of it. You went though huge gates and it was another five min drive to the crematorium service area. A lot of the grave sites were hundreds of years old. It was amazing. Very olde world. Everyone was already seated and the coffin was carried in by the men who drove the cars in there top coats and hats. My dad and i followed first and the rest of us in the cars followed behind. We had to walk down the whole aside to the music of A New Day by Celine Dion. Yes Lucys solo to Nanny. It was so hard doing that. Lucy was in tears behind me. I couldnt help thinking the last time i had walked down the aside with my dad had been at my first wedding in 1978. Also felt so sad that so many of my family were seeing me for the first time in such sad times. I just couldnt belive she was in the coffin in front of me. The service itself was beauiful. It was Church of England and we had a women vicar. But we could feel the spirit so strong there and it was proof to me that the spirit of the Lord is in all churchs and not just in one. My mum i could feel was also there giving us the strenght to go thought it. We had a huge picture of her at the end of her coffin which you can see in the next post of the reception with the kids. She was beauiful inside and out and everyone that knew her knew that. Ralph did a very touching talk on her. She had asked Ralph to do that for her before she passed away. It was perfect. At the end of the service they played another Celine Dion song which was My Heart will go On. Very very touching. Because she did not want to be buried the prayed was done at her coffin before they closed the curtains to it. Lots of tears but such a wonderful celebration of her life and the wonderful person she was. Then we greeted everyone outside and got back in the cars to drive to the hall for the reception. Mum i love you so much and will never ever forget you. I know you will be with me every day of my life and one day we will be together again. Love you forever.
Below and above is some pictures taken before the service and the cars and flowers.
My Mums fave color was Lilac and Purple. Flowers we sent were liac and white. Her clothes we dressed her in was purple and white. Heather wore a purple sweater and Leland wore a lilac shirt. I wore an old suit but it was one from the last shopping trip me and mum had done together and she had picked it out for me so it is very special to me. 
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