V-Day

I was really looking forward to Valentine's Day this year... our first V-Day as an engaged couple (sappy, eh?).

And Cory bought me a dozen beautiful red roses, a box of Dove chocolate truffles, a tiny little rose bush, and the softest little stuffed puppy-dog ever.

But it's really hard to enjoy Valentine's day when you spend most of the afternoon preparing for a trip to your friend's funeral. Mike had just started dating Stepanie a couple of months ago, and was madly in love. Wednesday night, he was on his couch, talking the phone with her when he died. Can you even imagine?

Tomorrow, we say goodbye.