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Long weekend too short…

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Ah yes. A three-day weekend. It’s the kind of thing you cherish if you’re a Monday – Friday kind of worker, which fortunately, I am.

Not too much going on this weekend, but I am sad that it’s pretty much gone now. Had a small, yet nice, birthday BBQ for Kaulana, and we still managed to fit in movie night. Went to see a friend’s band play at J.J. Dolan’s — they sounded great and hey, the pizza was pretty darned good, too! And wrap the weekend up with Shakedown rehearsal. Oh, hey, even got to mow the lawn.

I remember before my father passed away, I used to try and stay as far away from home on the weekends. I guess that’s because I knew that I would have to do stuff around the house if I just stayed home. The freedom to do what I want when I wanted wasn’t there. As one would expect, it’s very different now. Of course, if I had the choice, I’d much rather have my dad still be here and alive. I really miss him. I’m happy that our relationship really improved before he died, but I’m sad that it took that long. Anyhow, that’s another story for another blog.

I’m kind of a homebody now, though I love to see and hang out with my friends. I guess that’s why I’m kind of spoiled when it comes to movie night. Everyone comes here. I feel bad that Kenny has to drive all the way from Pearl City every weekend.

But yeah. This long weekend was too short, as they always are. That’s alright, because there’s always another one coming up.

Why did you leave us?

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Because it was time. God called you back home.

I just found out, today, that a dear friend from high school passed away several weeks ago, in an accident.

It was just a few days ago that I posted a happy birthday message on her Facebook wall. Today, I get a message from one of her friends, with the bad news.

I couldn’t believe it.

It’s been over ten years since I’ve seen her, but the memories of the good times always brought a smile to my face. I’ve always thought her spirit was too big for her physical body. Her love for people — family and friends, and her animals was limitless.

Tonight, I think I’ll find that box of notes we wrote back and forth to each other in school. Maybe, I’ll sit and read them. Maybe I’ll shed a tear or two, or three.

Kaulana, thank you for being my friend. Thank you for always being there when I needed to talk to someone. Thank you for making me laugh, and ‘getting’ my sense of humor. Most of all — thank you for being who you were. I love you. I will miss you. I will never forget you. I’ll see you again, one day.

Love,
Your ‘Bruva’