Bummin

There was a young woman killed this Sunday morning on a road that is traveled by me and my family daily.  Rachel did some research on her Sunday Evening and found out that she has a 4 year old child and was engaged to be married......I don't know this girls family but I know what they are going through,  Not fun.

This car accident and other events in the recent few weeks have left me bummin.  I have slipped a little in school with some of my homework and test prep, nothing that I can;t recover from.  Its been my MO since I started going back to school.  I will pass and do fine in the class, and forget about the turmoil that I caused myself and do it all over again next semester.

I went and helped my friend Mark move out of his apartment that he had with his now Ex-Wife.  I am worried about Mark's mental health a little.  He was basically dumped by his high school sweet heart. They have that same physical disability, CP.  Mark had become very depressed working nights and she was a stay at home wife.  She ended up meeting someone else with CP and divorced Mark.  Unfortunately for Mark, he is a geek and was able to pull all of her texts, email, and Skype sessions with the guy and knows more than he really should.  I can only imagine the heartbreak,  Of course her friends all support her, the damsel in distress, BS.  She flat out cheated on someone she once cared for.  I think it might be good for Mark to not be married to her, but I am concerned that he will take it too hard. 

I was looking at Mark as we talked, and I was trying to picture the type of guy / friend that Mark would have been if he was disabled.  Would he still have the same passion for computers and networking that he has now.  Would we be friends if he wasn't disabled?  How would his personality change if he wasn't.  Things to ponder.

All of these things have made me realize that I should be thankful for what I do have in life.  I have a great family, who raised me well.  I have a lovely wife and a little girl to call my own.  I have a old dog that I'll gladly pick up his poop just to have him as a friend.  It is great to be thankful, especially when thanksgiving is just around the corner.