Have you had the "What I want to have happen when I die" talk with your spouse, significant other, children or family? Do you want to be cremated or buried? If buried, where?
I was walking in a graveyard last week with a friend. She is in her 50's and I am 60. We recognized names and began to talk about the ceremony we want when we die. I realized I would not know what my H would want and where, if wanted, to bury him. We do not live in his or mine home town and do not have a tremendous attachment to the town we live in. So what graveyard?
I see many people around my age listed in the local obituaries daily. And I realized I have not set forth any conditions. My parents and grandparents and great grandparents are all buried very close by or on top of each other in a community many hours away from where I live. That was the family way in the past. We visited graves every week and put flowers. What now?
H and I have also not updated our wills in recent years. Our kids have grown, so things are different.
So how many of you have up to date wills and funeral arrangements?
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