Finally

After a very long wait, Preslee's headstone was set today. It's been a little bit stressful because there were a few problems getting the granite out of Tibet. When we placed the order we had no idea how rare white granite is. We were afraid we weren't going to get the headstone in before winter and would have to wait till next spring. But everything turned out great and we LOVE it! It's perfect. We went and watched the guys from American Monument set it. I've been kind of fascinated with all of this headstone business. Who would have thought Preslee's granite headstone would be in Tibet a couple of months ago and shipped to a few different places in the US before making it to the cemetery? The two guys who set the stone were incredibly nice and we were glad we were there while they were working. My parents also made it there and took us to Big Judd's afterward.

Pat and I had a difficult time deciding on putting a real picture of Preslee on or etching an image. I've seen a few headstones where the pictures have really aged, so we decided to try and make this drawing we received the day of the funeral work. (Thank you Woodbury family)

We are very glad we went with the drawing. We're extremely happy with the results.

It feels so much better to have a headstone up, it's beautiful. One more weight off our shoulders. At the same time I realized it was the last thing we get to do for her... kind of hard in another way. But we're so happy it's there. I think I'll probably spend a little more time out there now. I was having a hard time being at the cemetery without a headstone. It really is prettier in real life, the sun catches the specs of granite and they shine. For some reason it reminded me of her necklaces :)