I cannot believe it has been FOUR years since my brother passed away. :C This time four years ago I was in bed tossing and turning at what news would come in the morning regarding my brother. Only to be woken up in the middle of the night to the call that changed my life forever. For those of you that don’t know, my brother was born with a heart condition and four years ago was waiting for a heart transplant. He ended up having the transplant but there were complications with the surgery and a few days later he passed away. Those were the longest three days in my life and it was definitely THE hardest time in my life. He was my older brother, my role model and my friend. He took care of me in the darkest days of our childhood and his was the footsteps I constantly followed. I miss him everyday; the way he constantly made me laugh, his goofy little smile, his famous catchphrases (some of which I still use everyday) and even all the little ways he used to annoy me on purpose.
He was the greatest person I have ever known. Regardless of his heart condition, he lived life to it’s absolute fullest. He was always positive and always had a smile on his face. Even during his last days on Earth, he was using his time while he was living in the hospital trying to be uplifting to the other patients waiting for hearts as well as using the opportunity to witness to them. A day never goes by that I don’t think of him and miss him, but I know he’s healed and I’m glad he doesn’t have to deal with tests and doctors and all that stuff anymore. I can’t wait for the day I’ll get to join his party upstairs. :>
Today was pretty good, considering! It seemed to go by pretty fast but that might be because I spent my downtime at work trying to give out Stamp Rewards to people on Bliss MB. :pleased: I came home to flowers on the front step. There’s this really sweet lady who always remembers us on days like today and on Aaron’s birthday. She’s a member of this church I used to attend and she’s just really amazing. I think it really means a lot to my Mom. Especially since a lot of times she feels like so many people just don’t care (outside of family, of course). I think it was also a really good boost for her because she’s been having a really tough week at work. First week of school and she’s getting all this work piled on her and she can’t even get HER job done. She needs a new job or needs to win the lottery. That place is literally killing her.
Haven’t gotten anything done on my To-Do list today, but I did write up a new list yesterday. :tard: It’s okay though, I’ve been slacking for good reason. I’ve been being a sneaky little House Elf working on seeecret projects for Keight’s birthday. I want to make it 100% sure that no matter what, she has a good birthday. She deserves it! She’s had a rough year and pretty slack birthdays the past couple years. I can’t speak for everyone else, but she’s getting BEYOND spoiled by me this year. I might be more excited than she is, as a result. You can bet pictures of the event will be making their way onto our blogs (Sarah’s, Keight’s and mine).
So it’s Day Two of the 30 Day Meme Challenge and this is my picture! I made these delicious sandwiches for dinner. You might not like tuna salad sandwiches or you might whip up a mean batch, but I guarantee you will find no better than my secret tuna salad sandwich! Why yes, I am tooting my own horn. Served on a slightly toasted whole wheat sandwich thin (only 2 weight watchers points and great source of fiber!) with one slice of swiss cheese. I call it: Dill Tuna Salad with Green Olives and it’s DELICIOUS! My motto is, if it’s good enough to eat with a fork, then you know it’s good! :V
Tomorrow is THURSDAY! This week is going by pretty fast. I like it! :3
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starkreactor said:
Glad to hear things were good today :D
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