09.25.10 (posted 10.06.10) - this evening was my grandma's memorial service. it would be an opportunity for family and friends living in the u.s. to pay their last respects to her. tomorrow my mom and her siblings will be flying to the philippines to prepare for funeral arrangements for my grandma's burial there.
i struggled with what picture i would take today or even if i should take one.
at the end of the night, my family all gathered at my parents' house. we brought back the large flower arrangement that lay on top of grandma's casket. it was filled with yellow and red roses.
roses are symbolic of many things such as honor, beauty, wisdom, devotion, passion, and timelessness. perhaps the most common meaning is that roses are equated with love. i found something online that said roses are symbolic of a union that will never fade - even through time or death.
i guess it was fitting that i ended up taking a photo of these roses then.
although we are so saddened that grandma is no longer here with us today, we know that she lived a full life surrounded by so many that loved her. (she would have been 93 this coming october 22nd). her family and friends celebrate this and how much she meant to all of us.
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