Well, it's that time of year again. The dreaded April.
One would think that it would be a month full of fun, as the sun finally begins to shine and dreams of spring break dance in our heads.
But not for this gal. April has, sadly, been notorious for bad news. And it's not just for me. This month has been filled with unfortunate events, the passing of friends' loved ones and extremely random bad news. It's only the 14th and I am already wishing it was time to flip the calendar to May.
It hasn't always been this way. It is the most unfortunate anniversary that this April 30th will be five years since the last time I saw my pops. He drifted out of consciousness at our house after a tedious and heartbreaking battle with cancer. The doctors gave him six months to a year, he barely made it through four months. It is hard to fathom that it has been five years already. I still miss him as though it was yesterday. Things have gotten easier, sure, but there are so many things I wish I could share with him. I mean, I am not sure anyone would have been as proud of the home improvement project we have embarked on as he would. As friends get married and have babies, it's a pretty sad thing to know that if that happens for me, he won't be there to celebrate (or kick me down the aisle to hurry things up in the marriage department). He was always the one trying to marry me off to the first taker. Thanks, pops.
Since that dreadful day five years ago, April has proven to be a consistent bad news month.
There have been DUI's for friends, serious car accidents ending up in hospital stays, extremely scary premature births, deaths of family members and neighbors, and many other bummers.
I apologize for being such a world class bummer factory today, but I figure if you get out the bad vibes, the good vibes will move back in. I'm just hoping I can make it through the 30th without having to see a shrink. Or emptying my wine fridge.
I say we go ahead and skip right to May. Sorry, April birthdays, better luck next year.
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We love you and you are amazing. You are always a ray of sunlight to us. We're sorry for all the bad things going on for you. Remember "The best is yet to be". Life is as awesome as you make it. Go for it!
ReplyDeleteYou're amazing...and the good thing is that the best memories are never forgotten or lost, and soon April will have past...the sun will be here to stay and I'll still be here to correct your tarea.
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