Happy Memorial Day, everyone! Every year during Memorial Day weekend my mom, brother and I head up to Fort Snelling National Cemetery to visit my dad's gravesite. He was a captain in the US Army Reserve when he died four years ago.
We don't do flowers or anything outrageous, because Dad would probably smack us in the back of the head if we did. We usually have a picnic and enjoy the weather while we're up there, but it was chilly yesterday. And we were still full from brunch that morning.
Grandma Betty Lou and Grandpa Jerry, my dad's parents, were up visiting from Phoenix, so we invited them along as well. They hadn't been up to the cemetery since Dad's funeral, so it was nice for them to see his gravesite.
We had a nice time, as we normally do, wandering around and seeing all the other service members buried at Fort Snelling.
It's always so pretty up there, even in the winter. The white headstones are so stark against the green, it's hard to remember it's a cemetery sometimes.
There is always a Memorial Day service where the Governor speaks along with a Senator or two. We went one year, but we decided it was too crowded to enjoy being there that we usually avoid going on Memorial Day anymore. It's still wonderfully majestic whenever we make the trip, though.
Happy Memorial Day! Thanks to everyone who has served. Now go hug the closest service member. They'll appreciate it.
-Erika
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