Doreen and I drove up to Tyler this weekend to attend the funeral of a dear friend's mother. I should call her a dear friend as well. We had Thanksgiving dinner with her many times. She was the embodiment of old Texas grace. Always a pleasure to talk to, she was the most upbeat person I knew.
There were some great stories about her at the memorial service. When she was 84, she went to visit the Taj Mahal. She told Jim (her son) that she always heard that there are two types of people in the world. Those who have seen the Taj Mahal, and those who haven't. And she wanted to be in the first group.
These things are always sad, but it was a nice celebration of her life. She was 94.
It was an easy drive up and back to Tyler. It is about 220 miles, we made it in about 3 hours.
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