Yikes! So much for posting in a timely manner, eh?
It's been a...challenging couple of months for me, though I suppose it's most likely been challenging for those around me too. A week after my birthday- on Oct. 6th- my Hannah passed away. It was ridiculously unexpected, despite her age. And while I knew it would hit me hard, I was still unprepared.
A month later, my nephew Ryan passed away. It feels just as weird to write that he was my nephew as it does to write that he's not here. He's 9 years younger and he and his older brother Mack have always been more like brothers; I don't think of them as "nephews" at all.
Enter the holidays and 14 hour car rides, and here I am. I don't know where to begin, so I will consider this post my "clean slate."
I also want to thank everyone who sent messages and reached out to me. I've always been the type to talk and talk about nothing at all, but when it comes to actually talking about the thoughts bouncing around in my head, I struggle. It's one part 'not wanting to burden people' and one part 'hate being vulnerable.' But I appreciated every thought, every prayer, every call and message. I have great friends, despite my emotional short-comings, and I love you all.