My husband's Aunt died on Sunday; she was on a ventialtor in a hospital in Florida and per her Living Will had the plug pulled. So...
He and I aren't saddened by it as she was a relation by marriage, not a person we had much contact with largely due to geography, she was never a healthy person to begin with (thus little-to-no shock in her demise), and she wasn't particularly young (we are guessing mid-70's.) Basically I only really conversed with her a handful of times since I married into the family. And that's likely one handful less than the amount of contact my husband had with her.
I feel badly that I don't feel badly about this.
He and I aren't saddened by it as she was a relation by marriage, not a person we had much contact with largely due to geography, she was never a healthy person to begin with (thus little-to-no shock in her demise), and she wasn't particularly young (we are guessing mid-70's.) Basically I only really conversed with her a handful of times since I married into the family. And that's likely one handful less than the amount of contact my husband had with her.
I feel badly that I don't feel badly about this.
But what can you do, huh? I went in my desk and got out a Mass card and now hubby is on the phone calling his brothers and mom to inform them of Auntie's recent departure. Tomorrow I'll place an order for flowers.
Apparently even though she and her husband lived much of the year in Florida she has been cremated and her ashes will be waked (?!?! ) and buried here in Illinois.
The worst part is that since he is the only "representative" from his immediate family in the area, he needs to attend at least one of the memorial functions for the sake of social grace. But we have an appointment with an architect Thursday night and he already took today off for a job interview (which was not as fruitful as we had hoped.) The wake is tentatively scheduled for Thusday night (not convenient for us) and the funeral Mass on Friday morning (also inconvenient).
Tell me how bad THIS is: we are hoping that there is a delay in hustling the urn of ashes up here so that the wake and funeral will be delayed into a Friday evening/Saturday morning combo.
Not to mention that I keep re-running the "Beloved Aunt" episode of Curb Your Enthusiasm over and over in my head (and giggling incessantly because of it!)
Yeah, I know, I'm goin' to hell! ;)
The worst part is that since he is the only "representative" from his immediate family in the area, he needs to attend at least one of the memorial functions for the sake of social grace. But we have an appointment with an architect Thursday night and he already took today off for a job interview (which was not as fruitful as we had hoped.) The wake is tentatively scheduled for Thusday night (not convenient for us) and the funeral Mass on Friday morning (also inconvenient).
Tell me how bad THIS is: we are hoping that there is a delay in hustling the urn of ashes up here so that the wake and funeral will be delayed into a Friday evening/Saturday morning combo.
Not to mention that I keep re-running the "Beloved Aunt" episode of Curb Your Enthusiasm over and over in my head (and giggling incessantly because of it!)
Yeah, I know, I'm goin' to hell! ;)
