Mail

Ok. So I started this really long post yesterday when I was feeling kinda low, and now I no longer feel like posting the entire thing. So, I'll summarize in brief:

Last weekend my great-grandmother passed away. We went to the funeral Tuesday. I feel slightly guilty because the last time we went to Michigan, we ended up not having a chance to stop by and see her. Now it's too late.

Also last weekend my parents' dog once again was sick. She started having seizures, which is never a good thing in an older dog. The vet in charge of her has done almost every diagnostic test available in general private practice, and we're still no closer to determining the cause of her illness. It's very frustrating for us all, and distressing to my parents. I feel very helpless (not a feeling I'm used to).

My brand new car now has 2 chips in the paint. It's only 1.5 weeks old. One of the chips is a defect in the paint of the car from the manufacturer, but the other is either a door ding or a rock chip. So now my new car doesn't look quite so new.

After all the depressing news, I've rebounded slightly. Today I got loads of letters (well, not loads, but 3, which is more than I'm used to), and all of them from friends I haven't seen in a very long time. Nothing brightens your day like a little mail from friends you haven't seen in 2-5 years. And it was mostly good news. You can use email all you want, but sometimes it's nice to receive an actual card in the post.