It's ordered... finally

I've been busy with two tasks the past couple of weeks. Decorating a room for one child, and planning a headstone for another.

Pat and I attempted to order a headstone last fall. We really wanted white and at the time our only option was Marble. Marble doesn't last as long as granite. The lady said not to worry because we'd be long gone before we saw any weathering take place. We asked her when that was, she said the earliest signs begin to show about 50 years down the road... That really bugged us, because there's a good chance we'll still be around in 50 years. So for months we stewed over the information.

We were about to settle with a light pinkish salmon color when I received an e-mail from my friend Jenny, a young mom who lost her husband shortly after we lost Preslee. While she was designing her husbands headstone, she noticed the company she was working with (American Monument) had white granite! I immediately called the company and got to work. Within a week our headstone was ordered!

Designing a headstone was an interesting experience. It really is the last thing we'll purchase for Preslee. I'm grateful that Pat and I were on the same page the entire time. I can't imagine fighting or disagreeing over something so personal. It's also weird to be in our early twenties and know exactly where we'll be buried and what we want our own headstone to look like.

Here's a rough sketch.

The center circle will be replaced with a sketch of Preslee and the Savior that Pat's companion's brother from the mission drew for us.

On the back under our names, will be a little monkey.



It was interesting how I felt a big weight taken off of my shoulders as soon as we finalized the headstone. I hadn't realized it was stressing me out. I'm sure once it's set in the cemetery it will help even more.

Thank you to those who helped pay for the headstone. It's such a blessing to be able to afford exactly what we want. We love you!