Wednesday, June 30, 2010

Mourning

I feel like my heart has been ripped out. I grieve with the rest of my family. My cousin was in a plane crash. There were three others on board, all four perished. I think it is safe to say that hundreds of people are mourning right now. No one ever wants to bury a son or a daughter.

This is the 5th death within a year that has been way too close to home. I've lost 2 cousins, an Aunt, a future mother-in-law and the mother to my fiance's siblings. I look around me and find that it's some of the best people I know who are no longer with us.

My cousin's name was Brian. He was about four years older than me. I always remember laughing around him. Brian was an infectious person. He always had a smile on his face and a quick one liner to come back with. Honestly, one of the funniest people I've had the pleasure to know. I try now to think of actual jokes, but all I can think about is moments. Moments spent laughing.

Hold on to those you love a little tighter tonight, you never know what the next day will bring. Love openly and honestly and don't be afraid to tell people how much you love them. Sometimes, tomorrow is to late.

Thursday, June 24, 2010

So Much To Say

To write it all down would take honestly forever. So to sum-up the past year since I've blogged I will use a nice bulleted list (with a timeline!).

  • May 09 - August 09: Worked for the Seed Company. Hated it. Found a new job.
  • August 09 - October 09: Worked for a winery in the wine lab. LOVED IT! But it was only for grape crush season. *sad face*
  • October 09 - February 2010: Worked for a independent video game store. Pretty fun, learned to knit there and made my first friend in the Tri-Cities.
  • February 2010: Got a job at a greenhouse as the assistant to the greenhouse manager.
  • February 21, 2010 - my boyfriend of 6.5 years asked me to marry him after a beautiful Sunday Brunch. *super happy face*
  • March 6, 2010 - my new fiance's mother passed away from complications caused by cancer. (The day after his 25th birthday no less) *super sad face*
  • June 2010: got demoted from asst. to the greenhouse manager to a nursery sales associate. Found that I was much happier not working for the greenhouse manager from hell.
That pretty much catches us up to the present. I'm getting married in March 2011 and I'm starting to get excited for it. Planning is going well so far but there's still a lot to be done.

Currently I am helping my darling fiance plan his mother's memorial that will be held this weekend. We've been scanning pictures for slideshow, picking the music and trying to figure out how best to celebrate her life.

I'm making little favors of nasturtium seeds to give to those who attend. His mother had them in her garden every year and I think she'd be happy to see nasturtiums all over Washington.