2 days…until Australia. It just seems like yesterday I was day dreaming and applying for an ETA. As I sat on the phone with Heather, discussing things we’re packing and not packing, we both were kind of like…2 days. I got off the phone with her and packed but needed a mental break so I watched The X-Files. The episode “Audrey Pauley” hit a little too … Continue reading Ça va (It goes)
Little Bear At 2:49 am this morning, my dad’s best friend and road buddy, Little Bear passed away. My dad is a long haul truck driver and wasn’t able to get her to a vet and he sent me a text and said she passed away in his arms. My heart broke for him. I know Little Bear helped him heal when my mom passed … Continue reading RIP Little Bear
(c) http://www.greatcosmichappyass.com/ The card I gave my dad when my mom passed away. I read this Tweet from @TheSingleWoman “There will come a day when you will realize: You would have never found YOU if you hadn’t lost THEM.” I realize it’s inregard to a break up but with today’s news that a dear friend’s dad is battling a cancer more severe than hoped, when … Continue reading Only a Change of Worlds
I finally decided to sit down and go through the mail. It wasn’t my mail, it was my mom’s mail. They were all medical bills and condolences from hospital staff. Tucked in all that was my mom’s death certificate. She left this world on December 17, 2009. She’s finally home with her dad and her mom. Knowing that was one thing. Realizing it was another. … Continue reading Death Certificate
I realized last night as I was looking at hockey stats for a team I could care less about that I have become very obsessed with the sport. Then I realized why… For those that know me, they believe I have suddenly become a super geek fan of hockey. They’ve wondered what the hell? Hockey? Huh? You like a sport? I do. I like two. … Continue reading Hockey
Everyone keeps asking me if I’m okay and even though I say yes, they give me that look like I’m lying to them. Yes, one week ago my mom died. Yes, one week ago I lost one of the most important people in my life (but I have others who are just as important still with me.) Why can’t I be okay with death? My … Continue reading Hope Comes from Letting Go