Ahhh.. home sweet home.. I’ve been to the other side of the world and back in three days.. and actually feel pretty good (for now) . There trip was good.. tough at times, nut very interesting. saw lots of great people.. .. Convinces me each time i do it though.. that I live in the right place for me !
After 24 hours of travel in the last 25 hours, , I really don’t have miuch new to report.. I will then resort to an old trick.. I’ll share soemthignmeaningful that happened in the the week before.. My mom is going through lots of old photos.. and sometimes sends me one she likes..
Here’s a wonderful one of max and my dad.. I’ve been staring at this picture on and off all day.. both cute people that I love very much !
OMG>. i didn’t realize that I completely missed St. Patricks day… I was here in Korea eating kim chi.. the nearest green beer was probably half a planet away.. For the record, this was what I was wearing yesterday
I learned about my friend Jleigh’s passing right as I left Vermont. I was hoping I would get to see her one more time. I am very glad i did get to see her last week.
I’m in Seul Korea now.. after a long 17 hours of flying. I carried her with me all that way..
She took me in like a stray and got me organized at work.. after that.. i’ll bet she found the pugs she rescued pretty easy to manage.
I kept thinking about how strong and funny and fearless she was .. .. how she smiled and laughed even when life handed her challenges.. and she faced many.. She was and is a real inspiration to me… and many other folks she knew..
I just learned that my good friend Jleigh Howard passed away this morning at Central Vermont Hospital.I found out that Jleigh wasnt feeleing well the week before last.. I went to see her in CHV, .. I called her dad today to see how she was doing.. And she had just passed away.
Jleigh and i have been friends for about 12 years . We worked together closely at IBM. jleigh was always funny, happy and optimistic no matter what life threw at her.. She helped me through some of the toughest days of my life.. I will never forget .. She walked down with me to my office the first day i came back to work after Sam died.. She open the door and stayed with me for a long time as i cried my eyes out..as i looked at all the family pictures on the wall..
She loved her family.. Loved her friends and loved her dogs. She worked for years with Pug Rescue..
I still cant believe shes gone.. I will always remeber her and her wonderful smile and laugh…
