TODAY WAS A GOOD DAY...CORRECTION... TODAY WAS A GREAT DAY. I SPENT THE DAY WITH A GREAT FRIEND OF MINE, MARTHA...AND HER LITTLE GIRL EMILY AND OF COURSE, MY LAUREL. WE WENT TO WEKIWA SPRINGS, A LOCAL STATE PARK... BBQ'D SOME KILLER STEAKS AND CORN ON THE COB, WENT SWIMMING AND BASICALLY HAD A GIRLS' DAY OUT! IT WAS A MUCH NEEDED BREAK AND A CHANCE FOR TWO SINGLE MOMS TO GET TOGETHER AND CHAT AS WELL AS LET THE GIRLS HAVE FUN! LAUREL AND EMILY PLAYED BALL AND PLAYED IN THE SAND... THERE WASN'T MUCH TO GO WRONG. LAST NIGHT MY FAVORITE [GREAT] AUNT PASSED AWAY. IT WAS TEMPTING TO CANCEL THE TRIP AND STAY HOME...BUT I KNOW MY AUNT, THAT'S NOT THE WAY SHE WOULD HAVE WANTED IT. SO WE WENT OUT AND HAD A GREAT DAY. IF ANYTHING, IT REINFORCES HOW FRAGILE LIFE CAN BE AND THAT WE NEED TO CHERISH IT DAY IN AND DAY OUT...ESPECIALLY THOSE LITTLE MOMENTS. I'M GLAD I'VE RAISED A CONFIDENT AND BEAUTIFUL LITTLE GIRL. SHE MAKES FRIENDS SO EASILY. SHE MADE FRIENDS WITH MY AUNT IN NO TIME WHEN WE WENT TO VISIT HER. MY AUNT HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO MEET LAUREL, EVEN THOUGH MY GRANDMOTHER NEVER DID. TODAY LAUREL SAID, "MOMMY, I'M SORRY YOU ARE SAD BECAUSE AUNT SALLY ISN'T HERE ANYMORE." I TRY NOT TO LET MY FEELINGS AND MOODS SHOW, BUT IT'S HARD. SO CHIN UP.. I SENT HER TO GET HER SWIMSUIT ON AND STARTED PACKING. TODAY IS A CELEBRATION OF OUR LIFE AND HERS. NO ONE WANTS THEIR FAMILY WALLOWING IN GREIF OR IN SELF-PITY OR DEPRESSION...CERTAINLY NOT AUNT SAL... I THINK MY DAUGHTER TAUGHT ME A LESSON TO GO OUT AND HAVE FUN AND APPRECIATE LIFE. OR MAYBE MY AUNT IS TEACHING MY DAUGHTER... EITHER WAY, IT'S A LESSON LEARNED!
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