Hello October

Dearest October,

Hello, and welcome to 2008.

You are a month that I have always looked forward to. You bring pumpkins, scarecrows, and corn mazes. You bring beautiful leaves and crisp fall days. You bring football. I have strong memories associated with fall and Halloween. From when I dressed up as Rainbow Bright as a child… to when my athletic trainer cohorts dressed up as the 7 dwarfs + snow white. Gold Rush days in Dahlonega and carving pumpkins with my dad. What a fun time of year that is associated with you!

In stark contrast to the great memories from the past…When you were here last year I wasn’t very happy. Lets me honest, I was hurt in a way that I never dreamed was possible. I don’t think I even remember appreciating the greatness of the Michigan fall last year. I was so absorbed in the details, and so broken. They say time heals all pain… And I can say that its (mostly) true. I can now go several days, maybe even a week without thinking of him and the hurt he caused. I actually only remembered today in passing that this was the month that it was all finalized…. one year ago.

You are also the birthday month of my little girl! Miss Sadie… oh I miss her! Her and Foster (my dogs for those of you new to my blog) are now living with a family in southern Michigan. Little Sadie will be two years old at the end of October. I can honestly say that a part of my heart will forever be reserved just for them. And the tears begin…

So, for this year, October, I am asking for good memories. Bright colored pumpkins, warm apple cider, and an endless supply of red, orange and yellow leaves. I am asking for a fun homecoming as I attend a wedding of a long lost high school friend. I am asking for unexpected reunions as I return to my college for Gold Rush. I am asking for new memories to replace the old ones, and old friends to become new again. I have big plans for you October. Don’t let me down.

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