7 Years

7 years ago, I came home from work and received a message from MarLa's mom to call her.  I knew it was not good.  She was recovering from a hysterectomy.  The doctors had made a grave error and she was gone.  My best friend of 18 years was gone at age 43.  WHY?  Unbelieveable... I cried like a baby.  We had been best friends for 18 years - good, bad, happy and sad.  I had to drive 35 miles to face her husband, who was ultimately responsible for all of this and her two young sons, her two step daughters and 2 young step grandkids.  I was 2 weeks away from being 40 and she was gone.  For almost half of my life, she was my wild and crazy bestie.  She was loving, kind hearted, SPIT FIRE!  She dealt with some hard things in her life.  She was so afraid to have surgery.  She was afraid she was going to die!  I know she is at peace and no longer has to suffer.

The lyrics from the song played at her service

Here Without You by Three Doors Down

A hundred days have made me older

Since the last time that I saw your pretty face.

A thousand lies have made me colder

And I don't think I can look at this the same.

All the miles that separate

Disappear now when I'm dreamin' of your face.

I'm here without you baby

But you're still on my lonely mind.

I think about you baby and I dream about you all the time.

I'm here without you baby

But you're still with me in my dreams

And tonight, it's only you and me.

The miles just keep rollin'

As the people leave their way to say hello

I've heard this life is overrated

But I hope that it gets better as we go.

Everything I know, and anywhere I go,

It gets hard but it won't take away my love.

And when the last one falls, when its all said and done.

It gets hard but it won't take away my love.

Time has healed some of the hurt.  There is not a day that goes by that I don't think of her, the crazy things we did, the memories we shared, the late night phone calls, the early phone calls and especially the laughs. 

God be with you til we meet again!!!