My Great Uncle Randy passed away last week. He's my grandma's younger brother and has long been one of my closest family members. He was 7 years younger than my grandma, got married, and had kids later in life, so he always felt more like an regular uncle than a great one. Here he is with my great aunt Glenda (left) and my Grandma Bette. Glenda passed away in 2018.
The last picture I have is from our visit last summer. He'd been battling cancer for several years, but was in great spirits and looking great when we saw him.
I took the trip down with my parents, which was a fun throwback to pre-married life. We stopped at eh Windom Hy-Vee for some food and came across purple cauliflower. I've been searching for it in the cities for Esme's birthday party without success. Of course it would be in a tiny southern Minnesota store!
It was nice talking, just us. We got stuck by a train for about 10 minutes, but there was a gas station to wait at and I paced around to get some steps in.
We tried our best to find a twist cone on the way, but it wasn't in the cards. We did find a flavor burst machine and that took some of the sting away.
We stayed at my grandma's house and got to compare her new Ford Ecosport to our Trax. Made me want to go racing.
It was a really lovely service with full military honors. It was also nice spending some time with my grandma and being there for her during this time.
I stopped at the cute little store in town, curious about the "more."
I got some fudge and peanut clusters to take home to Jimmy.
One other fun nugget from the trip. We stopped in Mankato for a bathroom break, but the bathroom was broken! They had a port-a-potty out from for the guys and turned the men's room in to a women's room.
I am glad I was able to get the time off to celebrate Randy's life. I'll miss the anticipation as he told a story, wondering when it was going to turn in to a joke. Love you Randy!
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