The Start Of The Long Goodbye

Well we had a very nice gathering of family and some friends last evening to prepare for the old gal's (I just needed to hear her bitch at me in my head this morning for that) service today. Once again I cannot adequately thank the members of my families who have busted their asses to help with all of this.

Jennifer was a very special person to a lot of different people, and I am not the only one who was cheated by her being taken so early. She would have been so humbled to see how many people have traveled from far away places to celebrate her life today.

Today we will celebrate in the spiritual way and then we will intern her in Butte's hallowed ground with the Lady of the Rockies looking over her, just steps away from her parents. I want to thank everyone who played or will play a roll in today's service. I am confident that it will be beautiful.

I want to thank all of the people who have traveled from far away places to be here today to celebrate the life of a loving child, sister, sister-in-law, daughter-in-law, Aunt and the best damn wife any man could have and which I was lucky enough to get. I greatly appreciate it and it will make today a little easier with all of them being here.

I know there are several people who wanted to be here but could not, but I know they are with us in spirit and I want to thank them as well.

I love and appreciate you all.

Jennifer always would tell me when I would not win something (like the lottery) that I was lucky in love and ought to be happy about that. Well she was right I was lucky in love and I am so blessed to have called her my wife while she was on God's green earth. I am confident that this long good bye will be temporary and that I will feel her in my arms in the future.