Happy Halloween

The desk project

Josh and I just recently finished our desk refinishing project. My mom gave us her old rolltop desk which was in really bad shape from being used and abused by my sister so we fixed it up.

Here's the before:




And after...

Halloween decorations.

I steal acorns...

















My uh...ghost.

Losing a friend

Our friend Gerry passed away last week. Josh and I both knew him from the Clerk's office. My first memory of Gerry is during my first week at the front counter. Gerry was a law clerk for his dad who is an attorney and I was a deputy clerk in the traffic/criminal department. He was teasing me and giving me a hard time because I was new. He made me feel like part of the gang right away. I looked forward to waiting on him because he always had a funny joke or story about a client to share. At Christmas time Gerry would bring in goodies for all of us. He would take us out to lunch. He was always friendly and pleasant to be around.

After I stopped working at the Clerk's office to have Abby, Josh and I started working for him and his dad. We went to the courthouse and looked up new cases for them to "ambulance chase". We (Especially Josh) got to be friends with Gerry and got to know his family.

Gerry was only 38. He has had Diabetes since he was 2 and it finally beat him. I am not sad for Gerry though. I know he had a full life. He knew every day that he was battling death and chose to live each day to it's fullest. He took a lot of great trips both alone and with his kids. He knew how to have fun.

It's his 3 children that I feel sad for. He had 2 girls and a boy and he was a single father. Their mother left them when they were young. I also feel sad for his parents. No parent should ever have to bury their child. His sister shouldn't have to bury her brother either.

Today is Gerry's funeral. I'll be thinking of him today. I'll be remembering all the times he made me laugh or blush at one of his dirty jokes.

Wherever you are Gerry, I hope you are having a good time. And I hope that you aren't sick anymore. We'll all miss you.

Father+Daughter=Married Couple?!?

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What I don't get is she's a psychologist...how could she not see what sort of relationship she was getting into?!? I just don't get it.