Aunt Tracy's Service

A few month's back I wrote about my Aunt Tracy's passing. It turned out that after her service in the Navy she qualified for a burial at Arlington National Cemetery, which I was honored to go to. The service was so lovely. She got a beautiful plot, and the chaplain that did her service had coincidentally served with her, which personalized it even more. Taps and the 21 gun salute brought on tears like nothing else could. There were so many people there. My mom doesn't come from a huge family, but there were friends there from all over the country who had so many fun memories of my aunt. I sat with two ladies at the reception afterward and laughed until my stomach hurt at their stories of their three crazy nights in Hawaii back in the 90's. Tracy was so much fun. Her friends were also so much fun. I had never felt so welcome by a group of people, and even left with contact info for if I happened to be in the area.








After the service, there was a reception back at the hotel. They had a montage video playing of several of my Aunt's performances. She sang for the band and had such a beautiful voice.



Me and Jan, Tracy's partner. She's such a cool person, I wish I could have stayed longer just to spend more time with her.

Afterward we explored DC and had dinner at a great pizza place where I got a delicious pizza with mussels.



The next day my mom and I stopped by a great Farmer's Market right by the hotel. We then took off to the Holocaust Museum where we spent the entire day. It was an incredible and horrifying experience. If you're even remotely interested in that time period, I highly recommend it.