Hug Your Moms, Sisters, Dads, Brothers, Friends
I am an avid watcher of The Amazing Race. The 10th season premiered tonight. I was going to title my post, "Conversations with Doornobs" and then tell you about this team of cheerleaders who said about themselves (and I kid you not), "We have the type of personalities where we can have conversations with doornobs." Then I got online to post and first read an article on the Minneapolis newspaper's website, startribune.com.
I spent the day with my sisters today. (My older sister, Lynn, is here with my sweet nephew from LA, and my younger sister, Melanie was here from Wisconsin.) This makes what I'm going to type all the more tragic and terrifying. The article was about an accident that happened on the Stillwater Lift Bridge. For those of you not familiar with Minnesota, the St. Croix River separates Stillwater, MN from Hudson, Wisconsin. On one of the ways across the river, there is a bridge that lifts up when boats need to get under/past the bridge.
This afternoon, the lift bridge was up and a charter boat was passing underneath. A car (the brakes had failed, authorities found out later) drove by all of the cars that had stopped and drove right off the bridge into the river. One woman made it out of the car and was rescued by a man who had jumped from the charter boat to help. Her mother and sister were still in the car. Their bodies were found at 5:05 PM.
After spending last night hanging with my mom and Melanie, and today with both Lynn and Melanie (we went out to eat and shopping), this hit me particularly hard.
Lynn, Melanie, and I have been waiting since the Sunday before my surgery to have this "Sister Day." (If you recall, I got sick and could not go.) We had a blast hanging out together today. (Let me just say, my nephew, DJ, made out like a bandit with all the new clothes that Lynn got him.) I can't remember the last time we sisters have just had a day to be together and have fun. It was truly a special day.
The accident today really puts things in perspective for me. I knew that I would always think of today as special. But now I'm really cherishing the time I had with my sisters (and my mom, last night) all the more. I have always appreciated my sisters. Well, maybe not ALWAYS. Lynn had a habit of not letting anyone else talk on the phone when we were teenagers, and Melanie could be quite the tattletale. (As if I would have ever done anything that needed tattling on.) But they're my sisters. I have always loved them. I always will. They're my best friends.
After reading the article, I called Lynn, Melanie, and my mom to tell them how much I love and appreciate them.
So tonight instead of laughing at my most hilarious recent post (and I AM funny, most of the time), please call your family members and friends (and hug them if you live with them) and tell them how much you love and appreciate them. Cherish them as you never have before.
I'll post something funny tomorrow night. I promise.
I spent the day with my sisters today. (My older sister, Lynn, is here with my sweet nephew from LA, and my younger sister, Melanie was here from Wisconsin.) This makes what I'm going to type all the more tragic and terrifying. The article was about an accident that happened on the Stillwater Lift Bridge. For those of you not familiar with Minnesota, the St. Croix River separates Stillwater, MN from Hudson, Wisconsin. On one of the ways across the river, there is a bridge that lifts up when boats need to get under/past the bridge.
This afternoon, the lift bridge was up and a charter boat was passing underneath. A car (the brakes had failed, authorities found out later) drove by all of the cars that had stopped and drove right off the bridge into the river. One woman made it out of the car and was rescued by a man who had jumped from the charter boat to help. Her mother and sister were still in the car. Their bodies were found at 5:05 PM.
After spending last night hanging with my mom and Melanie, and today with both Lynn and Melanie (we went out to eat and shopping), this hit me particularly hard.
Lynn, Melanie, and I have been waiting since the Sunday before my surgery to have this "Sister Day." (If you recall, I got sick and could not go.) We had a blast hanging out together today. (Let me just say, my nephew, DJ, made out like a bandit with all the new clothes that Lynn got him.) I can't remember the last time we sisters have just had a day to be together and have fun. It was truly a special day.
The accident today really puts things in perspective for me. I knew that I would always think of today as special. But now I'm really cherishing the time I had with my sisters (and my mom, last night) all the more. I have always appreciated my sisters. Well, maybe not ALWAYS. Lynn had a habit of not letting anyone else talk on the phone when we were teenagers, and Melanie could be quite the tattletale. (As if I would have ever done anything that needed tattling on.) But they're my sisters. I have always loved them. I always will. They're my best friends.
After reading the article, I called Lynn, Melanie, and my mom to tell them how much I love and appreciate them.
So tonight instead of laughing at my most hilarious recent post (and I AM funny, most of the time), please call your family members and friends (and hug them if you live with them) and tell them how much you love and appreciate them. Cherish them as you never have before.
I'll post something funny tomorrow night. I promise.
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