with the latest topic for the Top Hat Lottery was posted.....EMOTIONS. I thought HOW FUN!! I can do something festive and cute and use the word JOLLY. But then a reminder came of how quickly things can change!! I could no longer concentrate on a JOLLY card and thought of doing OVERWHELMED....but that didn't really fit either. I am currently feeling many emotions... ANGRY, SAD, NUMB, STIRRED, REMINDED, GRATEFUL, BLESSED, SHOCKED....and this just starts the list!!
Friday night a friend Rowena Dupuis (52) and her daughter, Karmen (17) were killed by a 26 year old "boy" high on illegal prescription drugs. ARGHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH Just aggrivates me that people can ALTER themselves and then get behind the wheel. I've lost friends to drunk drivers, had a drunk driver plow through our yard and take out our car and the neighbors two cars....so this is a bit of a sore subject with me.
I met Rowena when I was just a child (probably about 10) she has a son my sisters age, was friends with my Mom and several of Mom's friends, and their home is just two blocks down the street. Her husband, Larry, is blind and she was his caregiver and guiding light. Rowena was such a SPUNKY and FUN lady. She could always make you laugh. The Dupuis' are just wonderful people!! I can remember years ago Rowena and Larry (before Larry's blindness) would dress as Mr. and Mrs. Claus and visit children, parties, churches, etc. just for the pure pleasure of the JOY they gave to children. She was so overjoyed Rowena when she had a daughter almost 10 years after their son. We hadn't really stayed in touch over the years, one of those family friends that is just always there and around. I would still run into her and talk to her at wal-mart or the grocery store...seems she was always popping up somewhere...kinda like the energizer bunny LOL Just tragic! GRRR
anyway, so I decided on the word EMOTIONAL...nothing else sums it up well enough. Here's my contribution for the Top Hat lottery....tried not to make it too GLOOMY....
CHERISH every moment...because you just never know what's next.
Today was my Mom's birthday. My sister, my Mom, our nephew, Brynna and I went Christmas shopping and out to eat in Beaumont....what a long day!! WOW we did a lot of shopping. and Casa Ole' is always good. But is was FUN and we are ALMOST finished with Christmas shopping.
One of my Mom's birthday gifts was a wreath with pictures of her grandkids on it. I had to hold back on it though....because she doesn't like GLITZ and can't stand GLITTER LOL Took all I had not to hit it with the glitter spray :)
HUGS I love you Angie girl and wish I could take all the pain away!
Posted by: Gypsy | December 06, 2006 at 01:13 PM
Angie- so sorry about your dear friends - that is so arrrghhh!!!! :(( - hugs to you girl. DEc. 5- that was my Dad's birthday - he died in 1995 at the age of 82, but there's not a day goes by i don't think of him in some way.
Your 'Emotional' card is right on - hugs to you , dear girl.
Posted by: Corinne | December 09, 2006 at 11:10 AM
Angie, I am so sorry for your loss.
The ATC you made is a wonderful tribute to her memory!
Posted by: Maija | December 10, 2006 at 05:37 PM
Awww Angie -- so sorry to hear this -- people make such horrible decisions and effect other's lives in unimaginable ways -- I'm so sorry for your loss.
Posted by: christine | December 13, 2006 at 07:16 PM