i don't know why it's been so long since i've written. i do know that i've thought less about my mom, don't talk about her so much, mostly think i'm ok. but every now and again driving in the car at night i'll start crying like i just lost her again. usually when i'm alone. sometimes when i'm in the car with frank.

i realized recently how bad it's been for me to not talk about her. and now that i'm back home in irvine, it's easy to talk about her. easy to feel her near when i'm living in her house. i'm on leave from work for a month and am entering my 2nd week of leave. it's already going by too fast.

i still miss her. and when it hurts it's as raw as it ever was, but life's moving forward. for everyone.

Mom in 1996 graduating with her Masters in Divinty.
She still looks so young!