• Posts Tagged ‘Friends’

    Rest In Peace Friend

    by  • June 19, 2010 • Home Life

    Last night, I received some pretty shocking news…a friend from high school had passed away Thursday morning. Her day started out like any other. She was getting ready for work, and had just finished taking a shower. When she walked out of the bathroom, she collapsed into the floor. Her fiancé called 911, but the paramedics could not revive her. She was only 26 years old, and her death was very shocking and sudden. She had overcome thyroid cancer in the past, and had gotten the lap band surgery to lose weight last year. Her life was definitely not an easy one, but she was still a happy person when I was around her.

    She was currently living in Texas due to a job transfer, and left behind two young children. I hadn’t seen her in about a year, but it still saddens me to hear about her passing. We were pretty close throughout high school, often having the same classes. She was one of those people that, no matter how long we went without seeing each other, we could strike up a conversation as if I saw her every day. I haven’t received word on the cause of death, as the autopsy has yet to be performed, but the paramedics said it was due to cardiac arrest.

    Hearing about people I went to high school with (or others my age) dying really hits hard. Being only 26 years old, I always think that I have plenty of time left. The truth is, everyone has an expiration date…one that is not known to anyone other than the man upstairs. This makes me want to hug my family a little tighter and hang out with my friends more often. It makes it even harder to wait for my son to be born, so that I can share so many moments with him. Life is so precious, but it’s something I take for granted quite too often.

    Close Friends

    by  • June 18, 2010 • Ramblings

    Today’s blog prompt asks about our 3 close friends. As sad as it sounds, I don’t think I have that many. A lot of people have come and gone in my life, leading me to believe they were never a true friend if they could drop me so quickly. I do have people whose advice and opinions I seek from time to time, but most of those are family. James, of course, is who I consider my best friend. It probably sounds a bit cliche to say that about your husband, but it is true. As I mentioned in my post yesterday, he is always there for me, no matter what. It is an amazing person, and I am truly thankful to have him in my life. I feel completely okay about discussing anything with him, and there are no secrets between us.

    My friend, Austin, would be the other person I would consider a close friend. We’ve known each other since 2005, and he has been there for me through thick and thin, as I have with him. He’s like the little brother I never had, though he’s only 1 year younger than me. However, the way we bicker and carry on, you would think we were at least related. Austin knows me just as well as James, and is always listens to me when I need to ramble/rant/bitch/etc. He’s just a great person all around.

    Other than these 2, I don’t think I would call anyone else a “close” friend. Sure, I have friends, but most of them are not someone I could tell everything to. We hang out every now and then, but we aren’t attached at the hip the way many true friends are. I can’t say I regret not having more close friends, as I am grateful for the people I do have in my life. Why dwell on those that chose not to be there consistently?

    A Bittersweet Day

    by  • June 16, 2010 • Ramblings

    Today was quite the bittersweet day. I was excited that it was the last day of classes, but that meant no more classes with my friends. They will be starting Section 3 in August, but I will not be able to join them…What I am doing will be even more exciting, don’t get me wrong, but I will miss them. It will not be the same when I go back, as they will be working on the last section (student teaching), while I’ll still be on Section 2.

    Today, our little group went to Cracker Barrel to eat after the Statistics final. I plan to meet up with them for lunches when they start back to school, but it still will not be the same. :( It was a great brunch though (it was 10:30, so I had breakfast for the second time).

    One of my classmates is almost 23 years old, and was freaking out because she ordered sausage patties and her boyfriend was not there to cut them up for her. She said she usually doesn’t order meat in public since she doesn’t know how to properly cut it. We asked her to show us how she usually cuts it when she does it herself, and she was so embarrassed to show us…even though she did it correctly! We all had a nice laugh about that…the girl seriously blows things way out of proportion and stresses herself out of unnecessary things. Just another thing I will miss! :P

    I’ve already received my grade for Children’s Literature, which was an A. My Statistics grade has not been posted, but I had a 97 average going into the final, so I’m sure I kept an A in there as well. Hopefully these two grades will help pull my hours attempted versus hours completed ratio up so that I will have financial aid when I return. If not, I have get to go through the lovely appeal process [/sarcasm].