Back to Life, Back to unReality

I've returned to Toronto after spending the Easter weekend in Windsor, and I have to say, I'm glad to be back. I knew the trip home would be fairly unpleasant, and I was right.

First, the drive home on Thursday evening was completely insane. Traffic slowed down to around 40km/h around Burlington, for like 40 minutes. ARGH! Then, just south of London, I ran into a white-out... it was snowing so heavily, I could barely see 20' in front of the car. And the roads were covered in snow, so driving more than 60km/h would've been completely suicidal. And of course there was construction along the 401 in Essex County. It ended up taking me an hour longer than normal to get home.

Secondly, my sister-in-law's mother (or, my brother's mother-in-law) is very ill. Very. It's extremely sad. She reminds me a lot of my own mother, and treated me like a daughter after my mom passed away 8 years ago. She's a strong lady, but has been sick for a while. Unfortunately, I think she'll soon lose her battle with cancer, and we'll all lose an extremely passionate and dedicated woman... Alas...

I also visited with some other friends who lost a family member back in February. It's sad seeing people you love so sad. So. Sad.

I ran into a friend from high school (not even through Facebook), and she showed me a picture of her beautiful daughter. When I asked her if she was married, she told me she was, but that her husband died of a heart attack last year. He was 40. Frick, man.

So, yes, I knew this weekend would be a melancholy one. And it was. Except for the time I spent with Stacey, and my Dad and Shirl!

And I didn't get to bring my canoe back with, as was planned. I need to find someplace to store it that has access to the lake. Somewhere CHEAP.

Labels: "weekend update", brother, death, derek, family, frustration, rox, windsor

posted by Unknown @ 2:54 p.m.

Happy Thoughts for Contented Spirits

In the last few days I've been informed of two deaths.

The first is a man I never actually met, and I've only met his girlfriend twice, but he seemed liked he was a really nice guy. His name was Jason, and he died of a brain aneurysm. Needless to say, Kylie, his gf, is pretty shaken up. Click HERE to see some pics of Jason's visit to Toronto last December, that Kylie took.

The next gentleman was a closer friend. Actually, the younger brother of one of my best friends. Shayne (brother to Roxanne), passed away on Friday in his home in Alberta. It was sudden- he OD'd from his painkillers. Exactly the same thing that happened to my mom. So, to Roxanne and her family- all I can say is that I'm so sorry to hear that Shayne is gone... he was such a fun guy... always chatty and nice... and I have to admit to having a crush on him (even though he was like, WAY too young). Shayne will be missed by so many people, and it's too bad he moved across the country for his last few months... but Rox tells me he was happy out there, and that's the most important thing.

Like I said to Kylie- we need to keep the memories of these fair men alive, as that is the only guarantee to an immortal soul!

Labels: death, rox, spirituality

posted by Unknown @ 2:30 p.m.