my best friend from elementary school sent me a text this afternoon to tell me her dad died after a battle with cancer. i feel so sad for her. she lost her mom a few years ago, and now her dad. her parents were older than most parents of 27-year-olds, but it’s still hard for me to imagine having lost both of my parents at this point in my life.

i really want to go to the funeral, but it’s on a tuesday, and i just don’t know if i could make it back up to maryland for it at such short notice. i’m so sad for her, and since i’ve never been through that kind of loss myself, that’s all i can say. i think she understands.