Monday, June 15, 2009

the best laid plans...

Life has a way of turning on a dime. This weekend started out being super fun and turned into one of the worst weekends ever.

Things started out nice: horseback riding, clay play day, a wedding to go to on Sunday...

and then ... my sister's boyfriend died. He was only 20. At first it was considered a suicide, but most of us have determined it to be an accident. It had to be. Believe me when I say, there was nothing suicidal about him. There was no goodbye letter. He was making plans for the weekend and for the rest of his life. He was going to propose to my sister. He was practically family already.

It has hit us all hard. He was loved by everyone. I still can't believe he's actually gone. You still expect him to suddenly call. I still have his number.

The abruptness of it all has left us in shock. This wasn't the way things were supposed to turn out.

Life's lessons come at you fast and though I don't know the details... don't play with guns, nothing happy can come of them.

Needless to say, I hope to have some stuff up soon, but there's a lot of grief I've got to deal with first.

1 comment:

Rachel said...

Gwen, I was so sorry to hear about Wade. He was such a bright and funny guy, and I enjoyed hanging out with him whenever I was in town. I know this is going to be a very difficult time for y'all and especially Emma, and I just want y'all to know that you are in my thoughts. If there is anything I can do, just ask.

Love,
Rachel