Update

Hello everyone!

Sorry for the lack of blogging. I'm not very motivated to write a blog when I get home from a thirteen hour work day.... So I just thought I'd write during some down time at work today.

Things have been hard lately. Last week, I went to the ER for a bad ear infection. Thankfully, they put me on some intense painkillers; however, there was no way I could go into work on the meds. I ended up not going into work for two days. I spent those days just sleeping, reading, and watching TV. The rest and relaxation was good, but I was very ready to get out of the house by the middle of day two.

Yesterday afternoon my dad called me at work to tell me that my great-grandmother, Memo, had passed away. This hit me really hard, so I had to leave work right away. Fortunately, I am blessed to be on a wonderful team who had absolutely no problem with me leaving even though we had a huge deadline today. I will be going home to Texas Friday morning through Sunday morning to be with family and to go to the funeral.

I have mixed feelings. Everyone else in my family had a chance to talk to Memo since we found out about the cancer, so I'm sad to have missed that opportunity. On the other hand, I had one of the best conversations I have ever had with you during our family Christmas celebration. That conversation will always be glued in my mind. We talked about her childhood, how she met her husband, and my wedding planning. She was so excited for our wedding. Ellen told me that she had said that one of the first things she thought of upon hearing the news of her sickness was that she was sad to not be able to come to our wedding. This is heart-breaking but special at the same time.

I will miss Memo so much. She is in heaven with the Lord and with her husband she has missed for twenty years. She is happier than she has ever been right now.

Please be praying for our family.

My last day of the internship is April 15th which is just around the corner. I'll try to update this blog at least a few more times before the end.

Thanks for reading.