Saw my aunt today--the one who lost her husband last year. She's been doing better, but I still feel so sad for her. I cried for her tonight when I got home with mom, and she was, of course, a good mom and sat me down and told me a bunch of stuff I already know but needed to hear: How unpredictable life is, how we should never have regrets and always remember how lucky we are to have one another, even for a little while.
I love my mom and whole family. I still hurt so bad for Nanny. She'll have these moments where her eyes flash, and we know she's back at that beach watching them try to bring him back. It's a pain I can only imagine.
There have been a lot of deaths I could see coming--great grandparents... a grandpa who smoked since he was 10, an alcoholic uncle, a severely depressed aunt... but this was completely shocking.
Seeing Nanny and my 2 cousins today was hard, because I know how rough days like this are for them. I'm glad we all have each other.
Anyway... I hope everybody had a nice day with someone that they care about.
Also, another lesson relearned today: You never know when someone needs to hear something good about him/herself. So if you think something good about someone, just say it. It felt great to make someone smile today.
Happy Thanksgiving, friends.