first of all, the 11th would've been my daughter's 13th birthday https://www.honda-acura.net/forums/s...hreadid=100587

then on friday night, i found out the reason my best friend didn't call me last weekend to go out for her birthday was a few days before her husband was killed in a car wreck. :nervous:

he was coming home from his second job (working for xmas money) & fell asleep. he hit the back of an 18-wheeler. he was in the hospital for a few days w/ broke jaw, collapsed lung, multiple broken ribs & both arms broken. they didn't know that he had a head trauma that had caused a blood vessel to swell deep in his brain & 3 days later it burst & he stroked out. she told me that @ least she had a day or two with him in the hospital before he died.

they had been married for 3 or 4 years & had one of those real good marriages....not like some people that complain about being married. they were really good together.

she is probaly the closest person to me & i have no idea what to do or say to her. i just know that i have to make myself available to her @ a moments notice. i really love her like the sister i never had.

i only met her husband twice, but he seemed like one of the coolest people ever. when i first heard the news, i cried for like an hour & i didn't even cry when my dad died cause he was in alot of pain & i came to the conclusion that he was better off, but this is one fukked situation.

i took her out to get a bite to eat & talk this evening. we laughed..which she said was what she loved about me that i can make her laugh. we got to talking & the thought of what she is having to deal with made me cry. she seems strong & is carrying on fairly good considering, but i know it's gonna be hard to deal with for a long time. i just know i need to support her anyway i can.

she & i use to part company by saying " i love you.....damnit!!!" kinda half joking/half serious. now we hug & say it like we mean it, cause i think now we both realize how important our friendship is to each other.

this has really made me think about what is really important in life. my car, my bike, my job, money...all that shit is meaningless!!! if you are lucky enough to have someone in you life that you care about (whether it is a bf/gf or just a close friend), don't let a day go by w/out telling them, cause you never know when it'll be your last chance.

sorry to be such a buzzkill, but i really needed to vent