A blog by Cameron and Shannon

I don’t even really know how to lead into this kind of thing on a blog, because it’s kind of a personal thing, not to mention I don’t really want to be a “downer,” but I’ll give it a try.

As I posted last Monday, we were planning to head out for vacation the following Wednesday. We didn’t actually get to go on vacation because my Papa (my grandfather) passed away last Tuesday. So, instead of leaving to drive to Virginia to enjoy some fall weather on Wednesday, we drove down to my hometown in Florida for the funeral and time with my family.

This was the first time someone in my close immediate familial unit has died, and to be quite frank, it is something I would rather not do again for a very, very long time.

But I do have to say my Papa was awesome. The man had a certain generosity and steadiness of character that I can only hope to achieve sometime in my life.

I am going to miss him a lot.