I Need Thee Every Hour

Today we laid one of my favorite people on this planet, my Grampa Haderlie, to rest in the Orem Cemetary.

It was a beautiful day.

It was a beautiful funeral.

But I think my favorite part was playing the violin with 4 of my cousins in the granchild musical number during the funeral.

I have so many cousins in the Haderlie side I've completely lost track. There are too many.

I love them all though. It was SO SO wonderful to see some of the cousins that I haven't seen in . . . years. Terrible, I know. The above picture is of my cousins Martha, Amy, Katie, and Alissa. We are all the same age and we hardly ever see each other.

And this song was so wonderul. I Need Thee Every Hour. One of my favorites. My Aunt Gayle wrote the violin part, which was BEAUTIFUL and I got to play it with my inspiration (Nate Shumway), his younger brother Taylor, then beautiful Amy and Alissa. Also, cousin Matt was on the bass. It was so gorgeous!

There was such a beautiful Spirit there.

It was just a beautiful day.

Ashokan Farewell

Today, at the age of 88, Morris L. Haderlie passed away.

My Grampa was so amazing. Over Christmas break, my family took my grandparents out to dinner. That was the last time I told him I loved him. He couldn't remember me. But he was one of those sweet old men that, in asking my name, would say "Who's the pretty lady over there?"

My Grampa was born in Star Valley, Wyoming and grew up working on the H-triangle bar ranch, our family's brand. He married Esther Ann Minzghor and had eight children, one of them being my dad.

He really like this song, Ashokan Farewell. My dad and I would play it all the time -- Dad on guitar, me on the violin. When we played it for him, he would usually get tears in his eyes. It just touched him.

So today, my mom called and told me the news. I cried as soon as she told me. And when I got back to my apartment I played this song in memory and as a tribute to my Grampa.

Let me reiterate. Families are forever. And I will see my Grampa again. Thanks goodness for the Plan of Salvation.

beginning the countdown

COUNTDOWN TO AUDITION: 19 days

Concerto No. 1 in G Minor 1st mvt. by Bruch

Bach Partita No. 3 in E Major

Kreutzer? No
Scales? No
Accompanist? No
Panic? Yes
I am genuinely concerned.