Visiting Graves is a Family Priority

 So many families have loved ones who are buried in places outside their community and/or too far away to visit on Memorial Day.  Not so for many of our deceased family members.  There are too many to count and there are some graves we never visit.  But, for as long as I can remember visiting graves and decorating them with flowers on Memorial Day has long been a family thing.  My mom used to call Memorial Day "Decoration Day".  Interesting . . .   My own family, (Karl, Annie and her family, Haley and her family, and Willie and I), we make the rounds together on Sunday afternoon each year.  We go with the Huber family group on Monday.

At any rate, our visits take two days and here is the routine we generally follow:
Sunday
Valley View Cemetery  -- Ardith and Dewaine and Cousin Scott
Bluffdale -- Great grandparents Jones and Huber
American Fork  -- Grandparents Chipman and Uncle Bevan
Larkin Sandy -- Cousin Steve, Grandparents Petersen, and Friend Judy W.

Monday
Elysian Cemetery -- Grandparents Eccles
Wasatch Lawn -- Aunt Reve, Aunt Evelyn, Grandparents Huber, Uncle Glen, Uncle George, Great grandparents Meranda, my Mom, Uncle Blaine, Great grandparents Petersen
Mount Olivet -- Clara (Used to be Aunt and now 2nd Cousin)
Salt Lake City Cemetery -- Cousin David, Uncle "Dee"
Mount Calvery (SL City Cemetery) -- Great grandmother Mary Dwyer

So that's quite a few mums and some nice travel time.  It's a time to reminisce and think about those now gone from this life.  It's actually pretty peaceful and something to anticipate.