Earl Reilly....

I really missed you today.

I so easily get caught up in looking forward to whatever is coming up next that I'm quick to neglect the beauty and bliss of the present.

Tonight's mood is kind of a strange one. I had a productive day at work, and have enjoyed a nice evening filled with friends and furthered productivity.. but now it's just me and Beulah at the apartment. And everything is clean and the laundry is done.. groceries are purchased and it's spring break so school work is delightfully backburnered for  ( Read more... )

I reread through my Livejournal pretty frequently- and every time I do I'm reminded that I absolutely love it. Granted if you're reading this you're probably thinking "um.. you never write in it"... but I do have a pretty significant collection of private posts that mean a great deal to me and remind me of the importance of simply writing stuff ( Read more... )

Papa,  I'm glad you wrote things down.
I love that through your dedication to keeping a detailed planner, I get to hold on to your thoughts, your memories, your handwriting.. I get to hold on to the years of your life during which we were closest, and in a way, I feel like I get to hold on to the very sound of your voice.
Reading through your ( Read more... )

Our comparative rater is down and I can't do the two quotes I have sitting in front of me.. and my customer isn't here yet.. and I don't feel like filing quite yet, so... I figured it was time for a brief update ( Read more... )

To Ruby

It was just one year ago
As I sat and held your hand
Jesus came and took you
To his promised land
You went through a lot of suffering
and endured a lot of pain
But Jesus stopped your suffering,
And took away your pain
You now are up in Heaven
And you walk that golden shore
I'll walk the straight and narrow
Till I walk with you once more

Remembering ( Read more... )

I've been meaning to update.. but I've put it off because I just haven't had the words. I guess I'm fully accepting right now that the right words for this simply don't exisit.

My sweet old man died last Tuesday. We had the visitation Friday evening and the funeral service Saturday morning. He was honored with a full masonic chapel service, a ' ( Read more... )

I started my 4.5 hour/ 2 times a week Spanish class last night.
I keep telling myself it'll all be okay because it's only for six weeks.. but good heavens, this is going to be insane, haha. The good news is that, apparently, I understand Spanish quite well. I did not really know this about myself- but it came in kind of handy last night when ( Read more... )

The goodbyes have been said and the acceptance is real. To the best of my knowledge all peace has been made and arrangements are in order.. I dare say 'adequate' time has passed for us to contemplate, fellowship, and to grieve this inevitable end.. and while everything is so textbook, so run of the mill.. this is life.. this is what happens.. it's ( Read more... )