Lilah and I were planning on travelling back to Nebraska for a week to spend with family. I had pre-arranged this vacation, but as it happened, my grandmother passed away a week prior and the week was also spent towards remembering the life of Gigi. Also, Ben was able to fly back for the funeral as well, which meant so much. We were able to do some fun things with Lilah during the week, including Halloween at the Lincoln Children's Zoo! My brother's girlfriend, Jen, is a photographer and got some awesome shots of our little tiger :) It was a tough call who was more into trick-or-treating at the Zoo, Bopper or Lilah. Bopper would insist at each stop for Snickers and was very much on a mission. Lilah had more fun stopping to awe at people's costumes and pet some stuffed animals. Overall: we had fun and she was darn cute!
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| Gramma, Bopper and Tiger on the train |
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| I'm in love- too cute |
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| Family Fall Pics- thanks, Jen! |
My wonderful grandmother, Gigi, passed away suddenly after a head injury and her funeral was Nov 1st. Gigi was a remarkable woman with pizazz, musical talents, an incredible mind, very loving, and a wealth of people who admired and loved her. Her funeral was full of beautiful music and tributes to her life. The stories of her life were wonderful to hear and hearing all the touching comments from people who knew her were so comforting. Funerals are very hard, but seeing family from afar was a silver lining. Hearing the stories told about my mom's cousins growing up was fabulous and Gigi would've laughed so much. The extra time with family was a treasure. She will be so missed, but we are happy she's at peace and with her beloved "Jerry" now.
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| A beautiful Gigi in 2014 |
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| Alice Neal and Walter "Jerry" Gerard on their wedding day |
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| An enhanced version of the handsome couple by Jen |
