Went out to SF to visit mom and dad... and mom wanted to visit the Crystal Cathedral in Oakland. It was just a mere 20 minute drive from SF. NBD. We get there... and amazingly, it's in a clean side of town with FREE 2-HOUR PARKING in the front!! We get there with 10 minutes to spare before the start of afternoon mass. Mom was hungry so we started to leave when I saw "Mausoleum." I asked mom if she wanted to visit... not knowing... we may have just walked into her final resting place.
We strolled through the marble hallways marked with names of our predecessors. There were sections for full caskets... for urns... for a family of urns. And even a glass display case for pictures and memorabilia. Mom even asked we go into the office to ask about pricing, which of course, is fully itemized from the service, to the flowers, down to cremation.
What started out as a simple lunch.... certainly took a deep, dark turn.
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