tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-534168611594105953.post2727469098642415201..comments2024-01-25T03:35:49.637-06:00Comments on Gabrielle Meyer: Memorial DayGabrielle Meyerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12479898337766911768noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-534168611594105953.post-40384354379461855362012-05-28T15:01:49.801-05:002012-05-28T15:01:49.801-05:00Laura, I feel blessed to have so many family and f...Laura, I feel blessed to have so many family and friends who live near by with lake homes ~ there is always somewhere to go and someone to visit and we don't have to fight the traffic to get there! It's a very rare thing for a person to grow up in central and northern Minnesota and not have a treasure full of memories of the lake. <br /><br />I remember hearing about all the men who died during WWII and realizing early on in my life that my grandfather had fought in that war and lived to tell about it. He met my grandma when he was on leave in Oregon (she grew up in Eugene, Oregon) and he married her and moved her Minnesota where they had ten children. I can't imagine the sacrifice that so many people have made for our country. It's humbling.<br /><br />Enjoy your hot dogs and pasta salad - I hope the weather clears for your beachside service. We've broken records for the most rainfall in Minnesota in the month of May! The river behind our house is very high and we were in a flash flood watch last night. It looks like another storm is blowing in from the south as I write this. As long as the river doesn't flood, I will enjoy another storm!Gabrielle Meyerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12479898337766911768noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-534168611594105953.post-65848545431842531642012-05-28T11:59:58.660-05:002012-05-28T11:59:58.660-05:00Just gorgeous, Gabrielle!! What wonderful memories...Just gorgeous, Gabrielle!! What wonderful memories you're making as a family. Like you, I had to look up the origins of the holiday and when it began, etc. I have a lot to learn... LOVE how you realize you wouldn't be here if your granddads hadn't returned. That brings it home in such a personal way and we realize how HUGE their sacrifice and service was. So many didn't come home. Bless you and your beautiful famiily today!!<br /><br />We're grilling hot dogs and making enough pasta salad to feed a small army, then attending a beachside Memorial service today. In the rain! But it always rains here so no biggie;) Bless you.Laura Frantzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07067252948999879024noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-534168611594105953.post-55269380239721636862012-05-28T10:09:50.778-05:002012-05-28T10:09:50.778-05:00I didn't realize the true meaning of Memorial ...I didn't realize the true meaning of Memorial Day until I was an adult. As a child I thought Memorial Day was for all people who had died and I didn't understand the connection to our armed forces. <br /><br />I don't know anyone who has died in recent service, but I know many people who have been deployed and even that is a huge sacrifice. <br /><br />Thanks for your thoughts today! Good luck on the catch up.Gabrielle Meyerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12479898337766911768noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-534168611594105953.post-2408156726317039092012-05-28T09:20:43.698-05:002012-05-28T09:20:43.698-05:00I'm spending the day playing catch-up... :)
I...I'm spending the day playing catch-up... :)<br /><br />I don't have anyone in my family who has served in the military (that I know of), but I do have close friends who do. I have to admit, too, that the true purpose of Memorial Day didn't sink in for me until a few years ago when I attended a military funeral right on the heels of Memorial Day. One year later, I actually interviewed the family of the Marine who died on the one-year anniversary of his death...Both the funeral and that interview impacted me in huge ways. I'll never forget driving away from their house on the way back to the newspaper office, crying, realizing what that soldier and that family gave up...for all of us.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17620457068731162013noreply@blogger.com