Near the end of August, Lee's grandfather passed away and we took an emergency trip to Utah for the funeral. While there, I finally got to meet Lee's siblings and biological father.

The trip was a mixture of feelings. I met Lee's grandparents on our second date over 7 years ago. I was fond of Lee's grandfather and we were sad that he had to pass and will miss him, and it was hard to see his grandma upset and missing her husband. However, it was great to contact the members of his other-side of the family whom I had not met previously and whom Lee had lost contact with.

The funeral took place in Bountiful and we made it there in time for the viewing on Monday night. The funeral was the next morning. Lee was honored to be asked to be a pallbearer. After the funeral, we all traveled to Spanish Fork where he was buried.

When everything was over we posed for pictures and exchanged phone #s with Lee's siblings and have since had contact with them through phone calls and texts.