October 1st.  Where has the time flown?  There's a whole bunch of stuff floating around in my head this morning.  Not sure where to start. 

I had an email from an old friend this morning.  Her dad is suffering from cancer, terminal cancer.  What a terrible situation to have to deal with, but so many people do.  I've been blessed in my life thus far - no one close to me has suffered from this awful disease.  I should reword that, many close to me have suffered, no on in my immediate family has.  Thankfully.

It was a beautiful email which she wrote. She is someone whom I wasn't really good freinds with when we were growing up.  We become close in our 20's and 30's and have become closer in our 40's.  It's easy, we share things, we write, we see one another every now and then.  We have no expectations of one another, just to be there.  It works, I like it.

She is a rock where her dad is concerned.  I told her in my response I wasn't sure I could hold it together as well as she does.  She, like me, lives away from her family.  That part is the hardest.  She has told me she looks at it all this way, there's nothing she can do, it is what is.  That thing called life.  Sucks sometimes doesn't it?  Saying goodbye is the hardest.  It's never easy, but when you're saying goodbye forever.  Wow, that's almost impossible to think about.  So I don't.

On a happy note, I'm off to a $200 a plate dinner this evening. It's a fund raiser for our local symphony,  New Zealand wines are being featured. My dad used to live in New Zealand, I feel a connection.  Not really, I just pretend I do.  Should be an interesting evening, it's a work thing.

Tomorrow evening is a wine tasting event with my love and some friends and Saturday it's a BBQ for all the staff here ~ at my place!  Pretty full agenda, once again.  It's how I thrive I think.

Time to give that event planning business some more thought I believe.  I know I'll regret it if I don't start it in some form.

Off to make the donuts.  Cheers