Friday, October 23, 2009

October

Autumn is my favorite season (and my favorite granddaughter :))

The trees are especially beautiful this year. They have really turned this past week. I was looking for spots to take some Fall pictures last week and they were few and far between. Now they are very plentiful. Tomorrow is supposed to be 61 and sunny - maybe I can get out and take some pictures. Today it is only 42 and gloomy.

Last night I attended the visitation of a friend of mine. She died much too young of breast cancer. It was heartbreaking to see the grief of her parents, brother, sister, nieces and friends. I am grateful to have known Kelly and I will miss reading her blog and facebook posts. She was such a positive, wonderful person and I sooo wish she had not had to endure all the pain and suffering the cancer caused. Last night was the mourning but tonight there is going to be a celebration of her life. I plan on attending that as well. I know she will be 'mourned' by many for years to come - but tonight she wanted us all to gather and celebrate her.

Realizing how short life can be - I want to mention birthdays. We have lots of family and friends with birthdays this month. Happy Birthday and many more to all of them!
10/11 - Hunter turned 19
10/13 - my daddy turned 73
10/17 - Brad's Mammaw turned 95
10/26 - Autumn will turn 8!
I also had 3 friends celebrate another year - Lucia (10/12), Kathy Q (10/13) and Jennifer W (10/23)

I think that's all I want to write for now. I will leave you with a couple of quotes......

"And in the end, it's not the years in your life that count. It's the life in your years." ~Abraham Lincoln

"I will love the light for it shows me the way, yet I will endure the darkness for it shows me the stars." -Og Mandino

Enjoy this gorgeous Autumn!

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