Charlene
Well-Known Member
gary's headstone should be completed in about 4 weeks. it is tall, a little over 3' i think, rather than wide but is a double stone, black granite. this picture of gary will be made into a 3" oval porcelain picture to be inlaid into the stone above his name.
my name and date of birth will be under gary's name. under my name will be the words "Once In A Lifetime Love". in the upper left hand corner will be an etching of 2 hearts joined in the center by wedding bands. gary always said that even though we weren't married on paper, we were married where it counts the most, in our hearts.
in the upper right hand corner there will be this etching. it will be about 7" x 7".
gary was so passionate about our bluebirds and i think this picture is symbolic...me, gary and john. gary always thought of john as the son he never had. the back of the headstone will face a line of trees and you won't see it unless you walk around it. the guy asked me if i wanted anything on the back and i decided to have them put the words "When you think I've loved you all I can, I'm gonna love you a little bit more". they are lyrics from our song.
under the song lyrics, i also will have the words "Doc loves Squaw". those were pet names we had for each other. everything gary built out here was not complete until he had carved those words into it. they're everywhere, a couple can be seen, most are hidden under siding or a roof. these words are carved into both decks, my hitching post, the privacy fence that hides the propane tank. they are everywhere.
i did ok ordering this stone. i think the hard part will be actually seeing his name carved into the granite. **sigh** gary would shoot me if he knew how much i spent but i so want it to be perfect!
my name and date of birth will be under gary's name. under my name will be the words "Once In A Lifetime Love". in the upper left hand corner will be an etching of 2 hearts joined in the center by wedding bands. gary always said that even though we weren't married on paper, we were married where it counts the most, in our hearts.
in the upper right hand corner there will be this etching. it will be about 7" x 7".
gary was so passionate about our bluebirds and i think this picture is symbolic...me, gary and john. gary always thought of john as the son he never had. the back of the headstone will face a line of trees and you won't see it unless you walk around it. the guy asked me if i wanted anything on the back and i decided to have them put the words "When you think I've loved you all I can, I'm gonna love you a little bit more". they are lyrics from our song.
under the song lyrics, i also will have the words "Doc loves Squaw". those were pet names we had for each other. everything gary built out here was not complete until he had carved those words into it. they're everywhere, a couple can be seen, most are hidden under siding or a roof. these words are carved into both decks, my hitching post, the privacy fence that hides the propane tank. they are everywhere.
i did ok ordering this stone. i think the hard part will be actually seeing his name carved into the granite. **sigh** gary would shoot me if he knew how much i spent but i so want it to be perfect!