As sands through the hourglass.....

And it seems as if those sands are increasing speed as I get ummm... "older."
The last month has been a roller coaster ride, full of reconnections, letting go and coming to terms with the mortality of my own dear parents. It became so clear to me as my mom and I attended a wake together for one of my best friend's dad who lost his battle with cancer. As my mom and I were talking afterward, she nonchalantly said she is " no longer on the highway of life, more like approaching the exit ramp." Wow. Smack in the face.
This all became a terrible reality this past week with my mom and her own health. She has been quite sick the last couple weeks and is in the middle of a lot of testing to find out what could be the cause. I am really struggling with all of this and facing the reality that someday, I really could lose her. We talk almost every day. What would I do without my best friend???
I have another dear, dear friend who is also battling the "C" word with her mother. This one comes in the form of lung cancer. She is finished with all of her treatments and chemo and is doing quite well, but I can't quite shake the knowledge that it will eventually get her. How many people out there do you hear talking about the fact that they are a "lung cancer survivor?" I'm guessing not many.
Speaking of my dear friend Emily. I am so glad that I had the fantastic opportunity to reconnect with her after 10+ years! I love this girl so much! We were friends practically before we were born, and completely lost touch with each other, even though she only lives in S.St. Paul. She has 2 beautiful boys and is still the same sweet, caring beautiful person that I remember.
She is having a hard time divorcing the d-bag reason that we lost touch with each other. The d-bag husband is proving to be and even bigger d-bag eventual ex-husband. If payback is a bitch, then this guy deserves a whole tribe of them.
I am so happy to switch gears, this post is depressing me...... on a happy and fantastic note I also reconnected with my good friend Dana, who is now the proud owner of Synergy Dance Center. It had only been a couple years since we had a good old fashioned laugh together, but she asked me to judge auditions for her performing groups and I had a blast! We spent the day yesterday at the Lifetime pool with her wonderful girls Aubrie and Macie and the boys had a BLAST!! I think Logan has his very first crush on Macie! :) Dana and I had fun relaxing and talking and lets just say that Dana has alot of exciting things on hand for this fall. Stay tuned!!!