seethingheathen | Apr. 1st, 2004

I have no idea what went on yesterday. The service was sort of . . . weird, for lack of a better word. The priesty guy person forgot a line in The Lord's Prayer (yes, I noticed, shut up) and nearly forgot the Benediction.

Hello? Been at this long?

And he kept mentioning my Great Aunt Alice (another of Aunt Peach's sisters) even though she and Aunt Peach had a falling-out of sorts years and years ago. I think Alice is dead, but I don't know. Then he launched into a bit about how houses are bigger now than they were 50 years ago, and they don't last as long, and how when he was a wee lad he used to help his father count money. What in the name of Christ did that have to do with anything? He also reminded us all that if we don't accept Christ as the true Son of God, we're doomed. I think he was nervous or something, because his voice kept getting squeaky. It was almost comical, in a sad way.

And my dad wore The Suit That No Longer Fits, but it wasn't any worse than my Aunt Muggs' caretaker who chewed gum for the entire thing.

Second cousin Bruce also turned up, in his fansay Mercedes, but Gaelen and Carol Jean didn't come. Nor did Charmaine or anyone else on that end of the family. Turns out Uncle Bob didn't put a notice in the paper because he didn't want a lot of people there.

Despite the fumblings from the clergy, it was a nice service. I didn't realise I had so much family.