Bittersweet
July 27, 2010emily 1 Comment »Last Friday, Zack and Nikki’s baby was born. Armed with a full shock of black hair, Max was finally ready to make his grand entrance. There’s a new baby in the family, and we can’t wait to meet him at Christmas. For my part, though, the celebration was tempered with sadness. In the same week that Max was born, a dear friend passed away. I worked with Marty in college, at K-State’s main library. In any given room, she was the first to laugh and the first to smile. She always wanted to help people. One finals week, I woke up and couldn’t open my eyes; they were swollen shut. I couldn’t imagine what had happened and I didn’t know what to do. So I called Marty. Now, in all honesty, she didn’t know what to do either! But she gave me all the suggestions she could and she was a tremendous comfort to this freaked out undergrad. So, as we welcome Max into the world, we say a fond farewell to Marty. She was a spectacular woman with a beautiful soul and a tremendous spirit. She will be sorely missed.
Posted on July 27th, 2010 at 11:12 am
Congratudolences. I mean it.