A lot has transpired since the last update. I was so busy over the weekend I didn’t get a chance to sit down and write. The past few days have been full of joy and sorrow as we welcomed a new member to our family and lost a friend.
I was in Lexington, Kentucky over the weekend to welcome my aunt’s partner Reba into our family. Candace and Reba had a lovely small ceremony at the home of Reba’s aunt and uncle. The weather was perfect and it was lovely to meet the extended Jones family. With much love I am pleased to announce I have two beautiful aunties who I am so proud of!
Although this weekend we gained a family member, we lost a friend. Christine had just turned 23 in July and was found by her sisters on Monday having died of a heroin overdose. I would like to think that drug use among my circle of friends is uncommon and rare, but in reality I’m sure it is not. I had known that Christine struggled with some drug issues in the past, and over the last year we had all sort of gone our separate ways. In retrospect I feel like we failed her. Although I know there’s nothing any of us could have done for her to stop her from choosing to use heroin, I feel like we could have made ourselves more available and not backed away when could have helped her make better decisions. My deepest sympathies and condolences go out to Walter, Jerm, Jess and Dana in their time of need. I hope that they find comfort in knowing that Christine has left wonderful memories with all everyone whose lives she touched.
I was planning on writing about travel anxiety, but for once I didn’t experience any. Most of the trip was spent sleeping in the back seat. Oh well. That’s one of the downsides, you can’t really plan bipolar behavior, it sort of comes and goes on it’s own…
