Shine your light down on me

Listening to: The Minute by the Push Kings

As many of you know, it's been a rough week for my family and I. My 17 year old cousin was killed in a car accident on Tuesday. It's so heart breaking and sad. My heart is aching for his father, brothers, sisters, and classmates. It's been tough, but I do believe that time heals and that while it might not get easier it will become a bit more bearable. I am so lucky to have such a large supportive family and an amazing group of friends who have helped me and checked in with me to make sure everything was going as okay as it possibly could. I really appreciate all the prayers, well wishes, good vibes, etc. from everyone. You've all helped more than you know.

In happier news, my mom received a box of stuff that was her dad's today. He was a World War II vet and acquired some of the coolest things. He has a purple heart from his service in WWII, a Nazi pin he must have picked up in Germany that says something like "The Day of the German Voyage" in German on it, money from places such as Uruguay, Brazil, Japan, Germany, and other places. He even has American money, coins from 1907 and bills from 1915. There are a couple hand written notes and a compass among many other things. I'm such a history nerd, so to actually be able to see this stuff and touch it and have some sort of connection to it is really cool. I wish I would have been able to meet my grandpa to be able to talk to him about all the stuff. I want to know the stories behind everything.

p.s. I need some concerts to look forward to. Why is no one good coming to Minnesota any time soon?!