My grandpa passed away yesterday morning and while this was not a surprise, the pain is no less severe. My feelings are all kinds of twisted up inside of me. I talked Steve into taking a day of leave to drive down to Salem with me tomorrow night. Actually we'll drive down to Vancouver, WA, and stay the night with my aunt, then drive into Salem Wed. morning.
What I can't figure out is why I feel the need to make this trip. I'm going to spend $70 in gas plus meals to go pick up a coffee table that probably isn't worth half that, monetarily. Why is a coffee table so important to me?! I guess because it's something I can see daily that will be a constant reminder of my grandpa, my final blood-related grandparent.
I feel even stronger now that I HAVE to get Steve to Texas as soon as I can. He doesn't feel my urgency, but he NEEDS to go see his grandfather right now, while he's in good health. Time is one thing we just don't have enough of and he needs to reconnect with his grandpa before time runs out.
Thanks in advance for any thoughts you can spare while I come to grips with all the twisted up emotions inside me right now.
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I am so sorry for your loss.
I think you were right to go get the table. It's more important than any monetary value. If you can't use it as a table, maybe you can find another use for it. But it was your grandfather's, and of course you needed to get it.
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