Wow. What a week this has been. One of my uncles died on Wednesday, April 19th. At the visitation on Friday, I found out that another of my uncles has colon cancer. While driving home from the visitation, I found out that the mother of a friend of mine died. As if that wasn't enough, on the following Monday, the daughter (16 years old) of a good friend of mine was in a terrible car accident (she is going to be okay). Aren't things supposed to come in three's?!! It makes me wonder if there is going to be a four incident string, or if there are 2 three-incident strings coming! It's like waiting for the proverbial other shoe to drop. I drove over to see the car my friend's daughter was driving, and, by looking at the car, one couldn't imagine that anyone survived the crash. The emergency team had to cut her out of the car. It is every parent's worst nightmare. Tori had had her license just 30 days. I am thinking of having my son go look at the car. He is 17. Although he is a pretty good driver, he is still inexperienced. Inexperience contributed to Tori's accident. The up side is that, since she had had her licence only 30 days, no passengers under 18 could ride with her. She was on her way to school when the accident occurred, and if her younger brother had been with her, he would have died.

Tonight my friends came over to play Bunko. Instead of playing, we drank a little wine, listened to music, and just connected. There is nothing like death and dying to make you realize how short your time on earth can be. It's nice to know that I have friends that really care about me, that share in my life and all its ups and downs, and let me share in theirs. What a blessing that is! We talked about people we knew who had died, and the events that lead up to their death. It's amazing how similar some of the events can be. It's also theraputic to talk about it. People we love are never forgotten when we sit and talk about the good times we had with them. It shows how much they meant to us. We can realize immortality through memories. I just hope that the memories I am creating with those I know will be positive, loving ones.