On Thursday, September 29, my aunt Debbie lost her battle with cancer. It was a very long and hard fight, and she never gave up. This is the last time I saw her, when she came to Texas in April to visit both my parents and me as well as my aunt Donna, cousin Danielle, and their families. It was a great day.
(l-r: cousins Justin and Danielle, Debbie, Dad, me, and uncle Steve)
The next day I went to Oklahoma City to meet my cousin's baby. Unlike my dad's site where there are many aunts, uncles, and cousins, on my mom's side we are much smaller- Crystal and I are the only children to come from our parents (and their siblings), so this is the first baby to be born in, well, 30 something years. It was a joyous weekend as we joined with her husband Dave's family to celebrate the baptism and birth of little Grey Harper Valentine, who is nearly three months old. It was not only a wonderful weekend, but a chance for my mom and I to rest and heal from our loss. Below is precious Grey:
And our family: Dave and Mom on top, Me, Crystal, and Grandma seated, and Grey in the middle :)
I returned home refreshed and in a better place. I went to the fair after work the next day, and experience that requires its own blog post (maybe after my second visit next week), then ended the week getting sick. It's time to focus on work again, I suppose. But I'm so glad I focused on family. There is something special about family, whether you are supporting each other in a time of grief and loss or marveling at the smile of a baby. I love you all :)
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