Hi, i dont really know if anyone wants to hear about this but i know a few people have been asking so i thought id let you all know how Nan's funeral went. You dont have to read if you dont want too!
Nan's funeral was on the 12th September [Friday]. Lots of my family arrived and it was nice to see family/friends that i havent seen for ages. Most of them didnt know i was Christina as they hadnt seen me since i was around the age of 6/7. LOADS of people turned up which was really nice and alot of people I didnt even know lol. The herse which had the coffin arrived at 1.15pm and i said i wouldnt look at it because i knew if i did i would just start crying. But then i saw my best friends mum and my own mum and they were crying which set me off lol. My nan's best friend Anne came up to me and held my hand which reminded me of something nan would of done
As i was one of the main family members i was allowed to go in the car that followed the herse. In the first car was me, my dad, my 2 cousins and my baby cousins. Then a couple more cousins and my nan's friend were in the following car. We slowly followed the herse down our road and then we turned into another road [which is where my nan used to live and where my dad and auntie were born]. We stopped outside number 61 for a minuete so she could say goodbye. Then we drove to the cremotorium.
When we got there everyone else was there, so we arrived fashionably late haha. Then the men carried nan's coffin [which was soo small] into the cremotorium chapel. And then it started. When the vicar [who i knew from primary school] was reading out the info about Nan's life instead of adressing her as Mable [her name] he adressed her as nan [as she was known as nan by everyone.. family/friends/randoms]. Then we sang a few hymns one of which was 'All things bright and beautiful' that was chosen by me as when nan was alive i remeber her saying the lyrics without realising and at the time i thought it was strange but then i thought that would be a nice song choice. And then the vicar read out my poem which i must admit had everyone crying. I myself was crying like mad. Then my cousin Beverley read out a poem and at the end she said 'Goodbye Nan' which made me cry even more lol. Then the vicar said any family members who want to go and stand by Nan's coffin while he says the final prayer are welcome to. So me, dad, my both aunties, 3 cousins and my baby cousin went up and held the coffin while we said bye. Then we watched as the curtains closed over nan's coffin and she was gone.
It was a lovley cermony and the wake afterwoods was lovley. Except for the fact that my mum completley embarassed me by trying to set me up with an 18 year old family member. Yes.. she and most people were drunk. It was a shocker as ive never seen mum drunk in my life haha. But she had a good time and she deserved it. Loads of people told me show lovley the poem was and how Nan would be proud. So i was happy and i reckon Nan would be happy now. I think im finally able to rest and be happy. But i wont ever forget her. RIP. And thanks for reading.
P.S - Instead of everyone bringing flowers we asked for them to make a donation to the 'Crossroads' charity which were the charity who looked after nan. The carers wore wonderful expecially a lady named Carol who is now a very close family friend.
[I will post pics of the flowers soon]
xx