A Few Updates

What a sad way to be reminded to LIVE life. When someone is taken too young, too soon, we owe something to their passing -- it should shift us, remind us, affect us. 

Every time we've had losses like this, we've made changes. and we will this time too. 

Probably about my relationship with my husband. Nothing is wrong, but we've been taking time for granted and we need to focus on us as a couple more. Living parallel lives, not prioritizing our time, feeling like we HAVE time. 

My heart is broken for my friend and her daughters. And we lost a friend too.

Here's a few little recaps from the last couple of days.

Added another rock. Ran into a neighborhood woman (we see each other on occasion) while I was placing it. She and her grandsons are going to add to the snake too.

My across-the-street neighbor paints and she's going to come over to do a rock too. The snakes are growing (!!)

Shopped the rock quarry for another batch of snake rocks and some smaller ones. It's a best value of the year winner -- HUGE bag for $6. Rocks are washed and dried and ready to paint. Had to dry them inside because we're in the THICK of YELLOW pollen season. It covers everything in minutes. 

Made this sign. I can't carry signs on Saturday because I'm marshaling the event, but I made another one anyway -- there will be more protests. Modeled after the sign I saw in Asheville.

Today is a people day. 

Standing Friday meeting followed by lunch with a bookclub friend. She's a life coach and we've talked about getting together to chat all things life coaching. She's a first person I've met in the wild who uses life coaching AND she became one. So interesting. I'm looking forward to hearing her story. We knew each other for about 6 months before I asked about her job -- I thought she worked at the university with the woman who brought her into the group. Imagine the surprise ...

I need a people day. 

I spent time on the phone with friends talking about our friend and this horrible loss, but a distraction and face-to-face time with good people feels very welcomed today.

Hope you have a good day. Later gators.