This is one of those layouts that started in my head one way and ended up being something completely different. :) When I started, I thought I was going to do a layout about the cemetery and how I've always enjoyed going there on Memorial Day with my dad...strange but true...it was one of my favorite places to go with him. Then, I realized that I'd really already covered most of that with this layout that I did for my book. (I made it back in the summer of 2007, just before my dad died, so it wasn't actually a memorial layout at the time. I probably will, though, move it to my "Dad" album.)

 (You can click on the layout to make it bigger. If you still can't read that journaling, email me and I'm happy to send it to you!) 

So. Then I started thinking about the places I enjoyed with my dad and just started jotting down thoughts about each. And then, as I was writing the journaling, the "by your side" part just came to me and really hit home. Wow. Does that ever happen to you? I find, actually, that it's quite common when I do these memorial layouts...I tend to journal as if I'm talking to my dad (feels less awkward to me) and, just as when I did talk with him, I learn stuff I didn't realize before. Sweet. :)

 
(Again, click to make the layout larger and if you have trouble reading the journaling just let me know!) 

Thanks!