I'm Back

It has been almost 3 years since I made a post on my blog.  So much has changed during that time. 

Both my beloved Riley and Abbie have crossed the Rainbow Bridge.  We have added another Rat Terrier to our family named Aoife (pronounced "EE fa").  Nash is still with us and is now almost 10 years old.  He is my grumpy little man. 

Hubby and I moved from Central Texas to North Texas and will be celebrating our 31st anniversary soon.

My next adventure will be to get Lasik surgery.  That is scheduled for 10 days from now and I am super excited.  I am happy to be back in the blogging world and look forward to hearing from many of you.

Reflection

Lately I have been reflecting on where I am in life, where I want to be, and what is important to me. Work used to be my primary focus, but now I no longer feel that pull to focus as hard on work as I once did. I feel it is now time to focus on me, family, and not letting work dominate my life.

Hubby deserves for me to not be stressed all the time. He deserves for us to be able to just relax and have fun.

Suicide

I found out yesterday that a family member committed suicide. It was a cousin that I hadn't kept in contact with and honestly hadn't seen her since I was a kid. I kept up with what was going on in her life through my mother. I knew her life had not been the easiest, but from what I had last heard, things were okay. She was married and had 2 great kids. Then yesterday, I got a call from my mom that she had taken her own life. I simply don't understand what drives a person to such deep despair that they feel like the only way out is death. This is something that I have always struggled with and would honestly like to understand. My cousin left behind two children (both under age 10) who will now have to live with the trauma of losing their mother at an early age.

I know she had her issues she was dealing with, but I honestly don't understand why suicide would seem like the appropriate answer.