It will be three years ago tomorrow that my best friend passed away. I’d like to say that not a day goes by that I don’t think of him, but it isn’t true. I still think of him a lot but most of all I think of all the great ways that he touched my [...]
24Nov09
Christmas Socks
This morning I was in Meijer looking at Christmas lights for my drum for the parade on Friday night and also for some decorations for the office at work. I was browsing around the Christmas stuff and saw Christmas socks. And it made me kind of sad. What did Rachel want last year for Christmas? [...]
12Sep09
False Hope and Sobriety
False hope is something I feel like I’ve been holding on to for a long time. That hope has been that Rachel and I will end up back together.
It’s been two years tomorrow since Nick passed away. It’s really hard to think it’s been that long and at the same time, such a short time as well. I’ve decided in his honor to re-post the eulogy I gave at his funeral. This partly to memoralize my friend on the anniversary of his death, [...]
11Apr09
My Friend
I saw my friend today, it’d been a while since we had last parted. On my way over I stopped at a gas station and picked up a couple 20 oz bottles of Mountain Dew for us to share as we talked things over.
It’s been about a year and a half since Nick passed away. I almost don’t know what to say about it, except there are certainly times where I feel like I’m still really grieving his loss.
