Anniversary day trip.
This post is way overdue but I told myself that as long as it was posted the month of our anniversary, all was good.
Well, look at that; I made it. Barely.
We had completely different plans to celebrate our 7th wedding anniversary but when Sean learned the news that one of his college friends had passed away we quickly scratched our plans and chose to say our final goodbyes.
Sean and I went to college together so when he showed me a picture of his friend I gasped because I remembered him. Sean had done a few reunions with him over the years but I always sat them out because I'm a strong believer that we all need one on one time with our own friends. His friend was one year ahead of me and I could clearly picture him around campus because he was one of those guys. The good looking guy who was so sure of himself, even at 20. I was so sad to see that at 35 he was gone but impressed with everything he had accomplished in his short years.
I know, I know, this is suppose to be a happy post but I guess some happy sprinkled with some reality is necessary sometimes.
Since we cancelled our plans we decided to do a day trip in the city since the funeral was 20 miles away from the city.
And we didn't do much. We walked, and we talked and we walked some more. We picked up a pretzel from a vendor and had a few drinks at Papillon. We called to make a reservation at Tao and luckily we could be seated with short notice.
It wasn't anything extremely special but it was. I think there is nothing quite like seeing how quickly life can be taken away before celebrating big moments in life. It was a reminder that life won't always be this way. Things change. So when you're happy now inhale it. Let it bathe you. These happy memories are what will sustain me years from now. The memories that sustain me now.
I have moments when I look at Sean and just think, man, I'm so ridiculously grateful for you. Because I am. We didn't just celebrate 7 years, we celebrated life, each other and right now. Because tomorrow, tomorrow, you just never know.
Well, look at that; I made it. Barely.
We had completely different plans to celebrate our 7th wedding anniversary but when Sean learned the news that one of his college friends had passed away we quickly scratched our plans and chose to say our final goodbyes.
Sean and I went to college together so when he showed me a picture of his friend I gasped because I remembered him. Sean had done a few reunions with him over the years but I always sat them out because I'm a strong believer that we all need one on one time with our own friends. His friend was one year ahead of me and I could clearly picture him around campus because he was one of those guys. The good looking guy who was so sure of himself, even at 20. I was so sad to see that at 35 he was gone but impressed with everything he had accomplished in his short years.
I know, I know, this is suppose to be a happy post but I guess some happy sprinkled with some reality is necessary sometimes.
Since we cancelled our plans we decided to do a day trip in the city since the funeral was 20 miles away from the city.
And we didn't do much. We walked, and we talked and we walked some more. We picked up a pretzel from a vendor and had a few drinks at Papillon. We called to make a reservation at Tao and luckily we could be seated with short notice.
It wasn't anything extremely special but it was. I think there is nothing quite like seeing how quickly life can be taken away before celebrating big moments in life. It was a reminder that life won't always be this way. Things change. So when you're happy now inhale it. Let it bathe you. These happy memories are what will sustain me years from now. The memories that sustain me now.
I have moments when I look at Sean and just think, man, I'm so ridiculously grateful for you. Because I am. We didn't just celebrate 7 years, we celebrated life, each other and right now. Because tomorrow, tomorrow, you just never know.
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