The Card

It’s been a rough day, as I knew it would be. Ron, Dad and I have had a hard day of it and I am sure Mom has. I haven’t had a chance to speak to her yet.. but I know we’ll both talk and cry before we got to bed.

I sat in my office tonight, with my piece of cake and pictures of Kerrie, and celebrated her birthday. Kind of hard to eat cake and wipe away tears at the same time.. but I managed.

Driving home, I kept thinking I was glad this day was almost over… I opened the door and there’s an envelope there. Rush delivery from Aunt Mary Jo. As I’m opening it, I’m thinking.. “Well, whatever this is she felt it had to reach me today!”. In the envelope was a beautiful card.. and in the card a picture of Kerrie and I.

My first thought was “God we both look like #$#^%” and then I figured Kerrie was probably standing behind me, looking over my shoulder and saying the exact same thing 🙂

The picture was taken at Christmas and, according to the back of the picture, it’s from 2003. I can’t quite figure out whose house it is.. and I don’t remember this at all, but Kerrie is sitting in a chair, head leaning forward, eyes closed and looking very, very comfortable with an “ahhh” look on her face. I’m standing behind her, watching something/someone else in the room and rubbing her shoulders.

Even if neither one of us thought much of this at the time, even if I don’t remember it.. it made me happy to see that there was a time I made her feel really good and that we had a moment like this. Aunt Mary Jo, you have no idea how much it meant to get this today.

It was the most beautiful gift I could have asked for. Thank you…

Jenn