The year started well. Hubby and I went and spent two weeks in Bora Bora (which I HIGHLY recommend), the girls' bookings went well while I was gone, and the dogs behaved for the sitter. But right after we returned, we lost a Hammerhead (one of our boylesque performers and hubby's closest friend) suddenly in a car wreck. He was cut off on the highway. They never found the person who did it. Just as our little family was recovering from the loss my soul sister and CCB co-founder, Sassy Frass, suffered a brain aneurysm. She underwent 2 surgeries, and spent more than a month in the ICU. It was a long, slow , painful recovery, but recover she did. No sooner had we gotten her to the point that she was driving herself to work again than my father was in the ICU with his very own crash cart next to his bed. A prostate biopsy caused an infection that quickly became septic. After 3 days of trying to stabilize him, he was given the cancer diagnosis. He spent Christmas in the hospital, and got out just in time for New Years.
So our annual New Years celebration accomplished several things:
1.) We celebrated Chris' lust for life, and cried over our loss of him.
2.) We all hugged Sassy and dad a little tighter.
3.) We all made clear how much we loved and cherished each other.
4.) We sent out 2012 with a resounding "Fuck You!"
Lessons we learned? Tell people you love them. Don't hold grudges. And time is the most precious gift you can give one another.
G
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