Reminder

As I was getting a blank thank you card from my stash (to send to my ACE housemate's parents for putting us up for the night on Saturday after the MSU/ND game), I happened to choose the one into which the 2 prayer cards for my grandpa's memorial service had slipped.

I think it's fitting that I should be reminded of him on this weekend, as he spent many a football game in Spartan stadium, and, under any other conditions, I would have been cheering for the Spartans on Saturday in his memory.

And so I share with you tonight "The Parting Glass" - it's a traditional Irish folk song with words that really do hit home.

I'm thinking of you tonight, Grandpa - good times and all...

The Parting Glass - Irish Traditional

Oh all the time that e'er I spent,
I spent it in good company;
And any harm that e'er I've done,
I trust it was to none but me;
May those I've loved through all the years
Have memories now they'll e'er recall;
So fill me to the parting glass,
Goodnight, and joy be with you all.

Oh all the comrades that e'er I had,
Are sorry for my going away;
And all the loved ones that e'er I had
Would wish me one more day to stay.
But since it falls unto my lot
That I should leave and you should not,
I'll gently rise and I'll softly call
Goodnight, and joy be with you all.

Of all good times that e'er we shared,
I leave to you fond memory;
And for all the friendship that e'er we had
I ask you to remember me;
And when you sit and stories tell,
I'll be with you and help recall;
So fill to me the parting glass,
God bless, and joy be with you all.