Happy 24th Birthday Brianna

Tomorrow is Brianna's 24 birthday. I can not believe it has been over four years since she went home to be with Jesus. I sometimes feel like I could pick up the phone and call her and I still know her voice and mannerisms by heart. I know she would be kicking my butt right about now because I still fret over her at times. It has been the hardest thing I have ever overcome in my life. I have pictures, memories, movies and music to remember her by. A twenty year old should not have lost her best friend of thirteen years.

A picture of someone/something that has the biggest impact on you

I know it is pretty cliche to have Jesus as the biggest impact in my life, but on the other hand, how could I not have him as my biggest impact?
The other impacts I was considering were: Disney, Brianna, Samantha, my church, Greg, Sea World, Six Flags, Steve Irwin, Robin Jones Gunn, Gilmore Girls, and many many many other things that have made up who I am. But my life would be nothing without Jesus as my center.

Not Quite Ready to Face The Facts

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Carleton Hardy Jr. passed away May 22, 2008, in Fremont. He was 83.

Carleton was born Sept. 4, 1924 in Chico to Carleton and Dorothy Hardy. He resided in Fremont.

Carleton was a World War II veteran and served in the U.S. Army. He graduated with a degree in engineering and worked for the Ford Motor Co. for 45 years.

He was a member of the Centerville Presbyterian Church and the U.C. Berkley Engineering Alumni Association.

Carleton enjoyed sailing; he played recorder in recorder quartet and sang in the church choir. He is survived by his loving wife of 59 years, Muriel, of Fremont; children, Kathryn Millen, of Castro Valley, Carleton Hardy, of Fremont, Ralph Hardy, of Atwater, Thomas Hardy, of Modesto, and Ruth Mollenkopf, of Livermore.

Funeral Services will be held at 1 p.m. on June 7, 2008, at the Oddfellows Cemetery Gazebo in Orland.

Memorial contributions may be made to the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation.

Arrangements are under the direction of F.D. Sweet & Son Mortuary, Orland.

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Resident of Fremont Born September 4, 1924 in Chico, CA. Died May 22, 2008 in Fremont, CA. Carl was raised on a farm in Orland, CA, joined the ARMY following high school, was shipped overseas where he became a POW in Poland. Surviving his ordeal, he returned to the states to attend college at U.C. Berkeley, earning a degree in engineering. Carl gained employment with Ford Motor Company where he worked for 45 years. He met & married his college sweetheart, Muriel Dietz, at First Presbyterian Church, Berkeley & they raised 5 children in Fremont, CA. Carl sang in the choir & taught Sunday School at Centerville Presbyterian Church for 50 years & worked tirelessly in his retirement for the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation after 3 of his grandchildren were diagnosed with CF. Memorial service will be held at Centerville Presbyterian Church, 4630 Central Ave. Fremont, Saturday, May 31 at 2pm. Please send any gifts or memorials to CF Foundation.

My gramps was my hero in so many ways. The cause of my love for music, my courage for adventure, and my support system in failure and knowing it is ok to mess up every one in awhile. He was a romantic, artistic, and creative beyond anything I could do sort of person. When I think about how I am feeling about this, the only thing that comes to mind is "I really really miss him." There is such a hole in my heart for this amazing man.
I decided that I am going to let myself feel however I feel until I leave for WDWCP. After that, my mind and emotions are going to be completely focused on working and playing in Orlando. I have 10 days left to be sad and in a slight state of shock, then on with life and myself to look after.

It has been just about a year since Bri went home to be with Jesus, and about a month since Smokey went as well. Now this making three memorial services in the past year has been really hard on me. After taking a lot of time to think about these sort of things, I gain a lot of strength knowing that most of this in the end is not really going to matter. Whoever wins the election; it is not going to matter in the end. Gas prices are not going to matter in the end. Focus on the people you love, focus on yourself, and most of all focus on God.

Party

YAY! I went to two parties today. The first was Mickalyn's graduation. It was so beautiful, it was outside and the weather was great. There was food and it was terrific. it was sooo good! So yeah, she got  me a charm bracelet and I got her a cookie scented candle. Then as soon as I got home, I went to Ryan's 10th b-day party at Manteca Water Slides. Can you believe I had never been there til today? So I hung out with Bri the whole time, which was awesome! Then came home and updated my xanga...

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