Grandpa Woodruff

My Grandpa's funeral was really nice. I'm so glad we were there. My favorite part was listening to a few of my cousins read a lot of the memories we all have of Grandpa. It was fun to hear the ones from my Dad and Aunts and Uncles because it's a different side of Grandpa to me. And then I loved hearing the memories of my cousins. It brought back a lot of my own. Someone mentioned the sticky notes he would leave everywhere to remind him of things. That made me laugh. I definitely remember seeing those yellow sticky notes with Grandpa's handwriting at his home and especially all over their St. George vacation home. But they were so helpful! My memory was of a time we went up in the mountains with Grandma and Grandpa in their trailer and I found their collection of place mats that they would get every place they traveled. They told me about all their travels and I was just in awe of their adventurous life. I think that's when I got the travel bug. I was always impressed by how they lived life to their fullest and enjoyed it!

It is sad to see a life end, but it was enjoyable to gather with family to remember a great man who touched all of our lives for the better. And to remember that we will all see him again.

Brad realized today that it was 4 years ago to the exact day that we were at his mom's funeral. Crazy to think about. After her wonderful service there was a terrible accident. And after my Grandpa's service today my uncle was in a car accident on the freeway on the way to the cemetery. Luckily he and his family are all OK. But we decided it is a cursed day for funerals!

We spent longer at the cemetery than we would have because we were waiting for my uncle to arrive. It was a beautiful day though. A perfect, warm, sunny, fall day so no one complained. We even got to hear more memories about Grandpa while we waited. We also walked around the cemetery a bit and found the grave of a former apostle, David B. Haight.

Then we had a yummy lunch at my parents house catered by Kneaders. So good. After relaxing a bit we went and saw my brother's new home in Draper and had fun playing there.

And after we got home, Brad, Dan, and Kade decided to go mini golfing.

It was a short trip, but so worth it. I love my family.