In honor of those Who gave years of their life Who paid the ultimate sacrifice Among our own flesh and blood Among those we called our friends And among those of legend and lore We pay tribute this Memorial Day And every single day. We are grateful. 🇺🇸 ~ Eulogies by Aubrey ~
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A few families have mentioned that our eulogy order form can be hard to fill out due to lack of field space. Well, you spoke, and we listened 🔊 Eulogies by Aubrey has improved the order form design to include larger field spaces. It's now easier to see what you are writing and to look back on your answers before you click Submit. Check it out here: Eulogy Writing Service Please note, each field requires an answer before it will allow you to submit the form. If you do not wish to answer a question, please put N/A or something of the like. Let me know if you have any questions or concerns in a message here, and I will be in touch with you shortly. Thank you! -Aubrey "No amount of time can erase the memory of a good cat." That's always been one of my favorite quotes, well, because it's true. Now that I've experienced the loss of my cat Gracie, it has become even more true. Our sweet little Gracie Lou passed away last weekend, on February 20th. She was alive in the bed next to me when we went to sleep that night, and gone by the time the sun came up. Even though she had been declining for several months, and had been actively dying over the past several days, it was still a sad realization to wake up to. I've had Gracie in my life since I was 12, and I'm 32 now...so to say I'm heartbroken is a bit of an understatement. It's been a hard few weeks. She was not in pain, thankfully. She would still purr when we pet her. We were in the middle of that crazy historic snow storm during all of this, and I'm so thankful that we never lost power so that we could keep her comfortable at home. Since I'm a eulogy writer and all, I thought it was appropriate to write her a little piece up now that I've had a little bit to think about it. She had a long and adventurous life for sure.
My dad is the one who rescued her way back then. She was just a little kitten, it was a rainy October night in 2001, and he was on his way home from his Judo lesson. He spotted her on that back road bridge in Waxahachie, cold and shivering, pulled over and picked her up. She was the only kitty around, no others, just a tiny, beautiful, black and white kitten. When he brought her home, I pretty much claimed her as mine, lol. I named her Gracie Lou after "Miss Congeniality" (the big movie back then). She had lost her voice from crying so much, who knows how long she had been alone out there. We fed and watered her and later that night, I put her in my bed… I remember she pooped all over one of my blankets - it became hers after that! I like to think she had a fulfilled life for a cat. She was an outside girl for a little while, but mostly she was indoors, especially once she became older. She’s had a litter of beautiful kittens, survived some close calls and a couple surgeries, and had been by my side through thick and thin, through my teenage years and then my twenties, and beyond. My mom once told me that pets stay with us for as long as we need them…well, I must have needed Gracie a long time. This next chapter without her is going to take some getting used to. My whole family loved her very much..she was kind of this fixture that was always there, and we will all miss her. I’m so thankful we can lay her to rest in the town she came from, and that she’ll always be close by <3 Gracie was 19 years old. We love you baby girl, and we always will. -Aubrey What happens when the virtual world collides with real-world loss? My sister Cassie is a big "Animal Crossing" fan and has been begging me for months (years?) to try out the game. Between raising my toddler, wifey duties, running a business and just life in general, I always told her that I'd love to BUT I just don't have any time for video games right now! Flash forward to 2020-2021-pandemic-quarantine-life and I finally gave "Animal Crossing: New Horizons" (the latest edition of the game) a whirl. And OMG am I on the bandwagon or what. My feet ain't even dangling off the edge. It's safe to say I'm pretty much obsessed with ACNH right now. I can see why Cassie loves it because I love it too, now. If you don't know anything at all about ACNH (like that was me just two months ago), here's a little gist: you create a character that represents you. You start and build a life on a deserted island that you get to name and become representative of. The more you build and develop your island, the more visitors you'll get. The goal is to expand your island to the point that the legendary K.K. (this singing, guitar-playing doggo) will want to accept an invite to perform a concert there. There are tons of customization options available in ACNH, and the entire game play is seriously relaxing. Many people say that it helps with their anxiety and depression levels, too, and I'm not surprised. I mentioned customization - in the game, you can create almost any type of island with any theme or style you want. The other day I read a post about people who customize their island with cemeteries, whether as a decoration during Halloween time or as a permanent fixture. And it got me thinking. In the game, you can set your real life friends who are also on "Animal Crossing" as your "best friends" in the game. This means, for one thing, that you can visit one another's island, whether in real time or via "dreaming" with Luna (I'm not going to explain everything now - you'll have to try it out to find it out!) as long as you have a dream code. With the cemeteries post, I started to think about how it would be if you were to unfortunately have a friend in real life, who was also your "best friend" in "Animal Crossing," pass away. What would it feel like to visit their island in "dream" form, after the fact? In dream form, by the way, even if your friend is not online at the moment, you're able to see their character walking around the island, and you'll occasionally bump into them. Seemingly alive as can be, but only virtually and only in the game. What is the emotion associated with this? Is there a benefit or is this a detrimental element to this sort of experience? Would it be depressing? Macabre? Or would it be comforting? Of course, I'm just an armchair psychologist. My chair probably doesn't even have arms if I'm being honest. But what do you think? Just like Facebook has created ways to memorialize friends' profiles who have passed on, I think that it could be therapeutic, in a way, to create cemeteries in "Animal Crossing: New Horizons" for those we know and love, whether in real life or for our "best friends" in Animal Crossing. And I think it could be comforting, to a certain degree, to bump into these friends in a "dream" experience during game play. Just as they were (and dressed just as they were) the last time they logged in to the game. You aren't going to know exactly what I'm talking about unless you get the game yourself on your Switch or watch some videos on it (I recommend JackSepticEye's series on it, he's hilarious). But I think you get the general idea! Let me know what you think about all of this in the comments below...it's fairly new phenomena that's only going to become more commonplace. -Aubrey
HAPPY NEW YEAR FROM EULOGIES BY AUBREY
It goes without saying, but 2020 was one for the books, in the worst possible way. If you were someone who lost a loved one this year, you were undoubtedly especially affected. In 2020, I was honored to write eulogies for several families who lost loved ones during the pandemic. I was also privileged to pen eulogies for beloved members of my own family. Grieving was experienced in unprecedented ways during 2020. COVID made it harder for many families to come together to grieve, due to funeral home restrictions or health reasons. Still others were drawn to the idea of home funerals and/or green burial practices. Looking to the bright side - Eulogies by Aubrey was blessed to have grown quite a lot in 2020, with this being the second year we've been in operation. Earlier this year we made our way (finally!) to the first page of Google, a major business goal I had set from the beginning. Now that I'm able to reach more people who are in need of a eulogy writer, I look forward to serving more families in the future, in my own community and beyond. And more than anything, I want to thank you for supporting my small business and for allowing me to support you in your time of need. It's no secret that the holidays bring about all kinds of emotions and feelings for many people. If you are grieving the loss of a loved one, whether that loss was recent or occurred years ago, Christmas and New Year's have a pesky way of making that loss seem fresh all over again. If you are holding sadness and longing in your heart over the loss of your loved one, I would like to end this little blog with a quote just for you, from one of my favorite writers of all time, Anne Frank: "What a wonderful thought it is that some of the best days of our lives haven't even happened yet." She was wise beyond her years. And believe it or not right now, you have much to look forward to...you just have to keep looking forward. From my family to yours, I wish you a safe, peaceful and hopeful New Year 2021. -Aubrey Hello friends and neighbors. We are in the midst of the holidays now, so I just wanted to drop a line and remind you that Eulogies by Aubrey is open on Christmas Day as well as New Year's. In fact, my eulogy writing service operates 24/7/365. If you have experienced the loss of a loved one, have been tasked with writing their eulogy and need help getting all your thoughts organized, I am more than honored to assist you. Please let me know how I can help you in a message here, and I will be in touch with you shortly. You can also check out my Eulogy Writing Service page and FAQ page for additional helpful information. From my family to yours, we wish you a peaceful holiday and blessed New Year.
I know you write eulogies, but I need to create my loved one's obituary as well and don't know where to start. Can you help with that too?
I've gotten this question a few times, and the answer is...yes, absolutely! Actually, I offer a complimentary obit, upon request, with each eulogy order. No extra charges. So let that stress fall off your shoulders right now. Just let me know in your initial contact email, or upon completing your eulogy order form, that you would also like an obit written. I may have a few additional basic questions I will need to ask you in order to complete your loved one's obit, but chances are I will have all info needed from the eulogy order form. Don't let the stress of planning for your loved one's funeral coincide with the stress of getting their eulogy written as well as their obit. I'm here, and I'm more than honored, to help you out. -Aubrey A quick note to my valued clients in light of current events... Fears over Coronavirus, implementation of social distancing, and other measures being put into place to combat further spread of the virus are affecting the funeral industry in unprecedented ways. While it may seem that everything is being closed, cancelled, or postponed (even funeral services), rest assured that Eulogies by Aubrey will remain open 24/7 in an effort to help in any way we can. We are able to do so by operating entirely online/by phone. Are you trying to plan a funeral in the middle of COVID-19? Are you wanting to complete a eulogy for your loved one but are running low on time or energy? I want to help. Please feel free to contact me with any questions or concerns you may have. Note: If during these uncertain times you are experiencing financial hardship, but you are still needing assistance writing a eulogy for your loved one, do not hesitate to reach out with your concerns. I believe that every loved one deserves a quality eulogy, no matter the circumstance, and I am here to help make that happen. Please take care, Aubrey Bauer Eulogies by Aubrey
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