Fall Days

Kyle and I had a lovely Thanksgiving at his grandparent's house, and everyone ate way too much good food.  

I found out some bad news about one of my sorority sisters.  I knew she'd been battling cancer since high school, but last night it finally overcame her.  She was the first person I've known personally who died much too young.  I generally tend to close the door on emotions which cause me pain, but I haven't been able to stop thinking about her all week.  I happened to be at the sorority house last Sunday and they told me she was stopping her chemo, and had about 2 weeks left.  A rather generous estimate seeing as how in reality she only had 5 days.  I sent her a letter Monday, and I desperately hope she received it.  It just makes me so sad because she would have done big things, she was that type of person that was going to be someone great.  It also makes me sad because she was not the type of person who made a big fuss over being sick, but for that reason, many people didn't realize how bad things were.  I wish everyone had the chance to tell her how much she meant to all of them, because she made a big difference to a lot of people, myself included.  

Because I've been sad, it's been nice having the time to get outside in the daylight and walk around.  Sienna and I went for a great walk for an hour on Thanksgiving, and then today she, Kyle and I went out to Lake Johnson for some fresh air.  We had so much fun.  The weather was crisp, it was sunny, no wind.  We let Sienna off the leash at points so she could run, and she tried to learn to like wading in the lake.  Nothing gives me the warm fuzzies more than seeing a dog happy.  There is something about a dog having fun that makes you feel like everything in the world will be okay.  It was also nice spending time with Kyle with no distractions like other people, phones, etc.  The walk today was exactly what I needed to get my head right.  Our walk today was one of the happiest times I've had in a while.  Not like I'm not normally happy, but I've gotten a little stuck in the work/daily life rut.  Adding to my list of things I'm thankful for - I'm thankful to be alive and healthy, as is most everyone I care about.  I'm thankful I have Kyle in my life, and I'm thankful I can have moments like today which make me feel a million miles away from all the negative things in life.

She had a good time in the mud

Notice Sienna's face...

A good looking pair

She love her Kylie

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