celebrate life

a little bit of background before i "celebrate:"

1st, daylight savings happened this past sunday and has been a joy with the days getting longer and the sun shining brighter and warmer. spring is here!

2nd, my great aunt and uncle both just recently suffered major and minor strokes (on the same day!) respectively... my great aunt did pass, with the funeral to be held tomorrow.

3rd, today is the ides of march... always a reminder that today is my friend alicia's birthday... i then realized that i had many more friends and family with march birthdays.

so onto the celebration...

spring is a time of growth and renewal. i have lost someone i do care about, but i want to celebrate the memories i did have... unfortunately most from when i was little and not many as i grew older. i want to celebrate the many lives of those dear to me that are still alive. life is fragile and can be taken away from us at any moment... young or old. in my great aunt's case, she had led a full and fruitful life. i can only hope that i last that long and am that blessed when my time to go comes along. i want to cherish the people in my life that i am blessed to know and have a part of my life.

so... happy birthday (belated, ontime, and early) to:

kate michele... happy belated 25th, you're now a quarter century like me! hehe
alicia... also happy 25th today! miss you lots and hope you have a great day!
andy... happy early 26th. hope all is well with you.
my cousins elizabeth, ann, glenn, and brian... happy early birthdays!
my aunts mary k and jen happy belated birthdays
my cousin's wife heather happy early birthday
my friend angie... happy belated
a few friends from work, happy belated desmond and jason

if i missed anyone, i apologize, those were all i had written down... you are always welcome to update me!

and the final reason to celebrate this month... st patrick's day. i am part irish so i shall not disappoint my fore fathers... guinness and jameson all day long!

so celebrate life, live it to it's fullest. you never know when it will be taken away. let those around you know you love them and try not to take them for granted. happy march everyone!