january 20th… it used to be one of my favorite days. but not anymore. it was my dog’s birthday and today just reminds me that he’s gone. it’s been over a year and i still miss him every single day and it doesn’t seem to get any easier. i so wish he was here, hogging [...]
it’s finally time to sell my great aunt‘s house. it’s now for sale and it just seems so wrong. she lived most of her life in that house and i hate to see it go. it’s not that i want to live there but it’s just sad that she’s gone and that last bit of [...]
today would have been my dog‘s 15th birthday. today actually marks 18 weeks since he died. it’s hard to believe it’s been that long because it feels like yesterday. i miss him just as much today as i did then. i just found these photos. they were taken 3 years ago today. a day when [...]
i just found some polaroids that my dad had taken in 1997 when he went to pick up my dog as a puppy. sad reminder that he’s gone… top left: him bottom left: he’s on the left with his brothers and sisters top & bottom right: his dad [his mom died when he was 3 [...]
2011. wow. hard to figure out where to begin. it had amazing high points but also far too many low points. like the lowest of low. there was way too much loss… i lost my super sweet grandfather on august 29th. 6 short days later i lost my amazing great aunt on september 4th. and if those [...]
what a man… an incredible man. super sad to hear that he died on wednesday. apple’s homepage one man who changed society and how we function and communicate, all while wearing a black turtleneck and jeans. i’ve been strictly apple since approximately 1983 when i was in elementary school and took my first computer design [...]
or the post i never wanted to write. the last 2 weeks have brought the death of my grandfather and my great aunt. and now my sweet dog… elliot. * january 20, 1997 – september 16, 2011 i’m still in shock. i still can’t believe it. and i want so badly for it not to [...]
what a whirlwind 10 days. it’s barely been 10 days since i got word that my grandfather died. and 7 days since his memorial service. luckily his memorial service was more of a celebration of him. great music, hundreds of his friends and a good mix of family and old friends. one of which was [...]
rest in peace? farewell? nothing seems fitting. i’ve been trying to write this post for a couple of days now but the words aren’t coming to me. my grandfather passed away this monday, august 29th. n. clayton lee – october 10, 1919 – august 29th, 2011 frankly i’m still shocked. i mean, i knew this [...]
100. 100 years. that is how old my grandfather would be today if he were still alive. he died in 1976 when i was 13 months old. needless to say, i do not remember him but i wish i did. happy birthday hww, sr. here he was back in the day.
