Yesterday I was sad, I heard that Randy Pausch, who I first came across the week after he made his speech the last lecture in Sept of last year. He passed away of Pancreatic Cancer. It was a reminder that things do no thappent he way they should. It made me want to call my grandmothers friend who suffers from the same cancer.
I do not think I would have tackled this photography thing had I not heard that speech, right then. You ever look back and know that a moment changed you fundamentally – at your core – it changed you?
I look at meeting people at I know that Lisa as one of those people for me. Someone who changed me just by meeting her. You don’t know what you are missing if you don’t know her.
Today I mention her because she has cancer as well. we don’t know anything more – we don’t know what kind we don’t know what fight we will have to fight but I want to say out loud to the universe, we will fight this with her in what ever way she needs us to, for however long she needs us. “We” are a real breathing group of people who love her and she will not be taken with out a fight.
This is all I can say.. Lisa we are so praying for you and ready to fight with you.
This weeknd also gave me a chance to turn the camera on my girls. Cammy and Bri were invited to a birthday party of another blog friend, who was and has returned to IRL friend status with the QUICKNESS. I have learned alot about myself and the thing I learned first and foremost is that I miss having real life friends. Spoken is my heart but she works 90 hours a week, and she doesn’t have kids. Shoot the only kids she even likes are mine and one of her neices. So it was so refreshing to talk to someone who is artistic, and a mom, and has some of the same concerns and desires that I do. We had so much fun talking and then hanging out at the birthday party we went out to discuss all manner of stuff again on Sunday night. I had so much fun I forgot to take a single picture.
Dude, I probably had more fun than the kids. But the kids had a great time too. Jerry came with us to the Museum. Which was awesome. Cammy thrives off of us as a family unit and its so good to flex that outside of our four walls. Besides they make me so proud. All the time. I love that I got to watch Cammy trail after her daddy as he showed her all the train cars. Shes so dainty next to his masculine air. My friend has a boy, it was his birthday and he turned two. And it was also very interesting to watch Cammy relate to a little boy and we all agreed it was probably in all of our best interest that Gabrielle was not Gabriel. She was not enthused by his boyish charm.
