See You Again

I can hear those echoes in the wind at night
Calling me back in time
Back to you
In a place far away
Where the water meets the sky
The thought of it makes me smile
You are my tomorrow

I will see you again, oh
This is not where it ends

--“See You Again,” Carrie Underwood

In our continued search for Thi’s final resting place, we toured this “Cemetery for All Faiths” that Tung stumbled upon in his research. 

We decided upon a cremation with a place to put the urn so we could visit her across the years, instead of scattering her ashes. In doing this, it crossed our minds to buy ahead the rights for our own internment; cemeteries often offer a single spot or what is called a “companion” spot where two people could be committed, either side-by-side or what is known as a stacked “double-decker” for ground burials. Companion sites usually make an exception to commit a baby as well, since there would be less cremains. 

We figured Luc would grow to have his own family and would want to rest with them, maybe even somewhere else in the world. But in making this decision for Thi, we could also decide for ourselves. Eventually, we would want to be laid to rest with her, so that we’d be reunited in flesh as well as in spirit.

•  In some states, it is legal for a cemetery to sell a burial “right” or plot that has been pre-purchased by a consumer after a certain number of years. In California, it is illegal to do so; your “right,” once purchased, will be yours forever.
• It is possible to sell back your right to another consumer if you decide you don’t need it anymore.
• It is also possible to move an urn to for internment to another cemetery (say, should you move out of state).