Two years without Christian’s smile, goofy faces, raised eyebrow or sarcastic comments has been two years too long. We came to his favorite place in the world…. the beach. It’s not the beaches of Jamaica where he said he was going to be kicked back and a beach bum by 40 but it’s the next best thing. I am going to miss the opportunity to be “rolled under a palm tree and left all day” at the age of 70 […]
My grandmother passed away this week. A person who had been so instrumental in not only my life, but my entire family’s life. Christian loved her dearly. Reading through some of his texts to me I saw one that caught my attention about our grandmother. Christian had been considering moving and I was attempting to convince him to move back home. He reassured me he was not leaving town by stating “You don’t have to worry about me leaving. As […]
I was blessed in 3rd grade with meeting my best friend. We were inseparable from 5th grade on. This was before facebook, twitter, instagram and snapchat so when I say we were inseperable I mean that in the literal sense. We muddled through elementary school blissfully unaware of upcoming life challenges. We suffered through embarrassing crushes and painfully awkward middle school moments and somehow survived high school without too much irreparable damage. And then the unthinkable occurred and we became […]
A few weeks ago I was watching a show based on Notre Dame’s football team and their commitment to winning a national championship. In one episode Joe Plumeri spoke to the team about commitment to a goal and likened their quest for a national championship to the Vikings’ determination to conquer their enemies. In order to gain total commitment to their cause, the Vikings would burn their boats once they had reached their enemies land. There was no escape plan….. […]
