Day 7 - Some days are like that . . .

Dear Mom,

I loved your post last night. It was beautifully written and made me sob like a baby. Tonight I re-read it and again, I cried. You are right, yesterday was a tough day for me. Actually, the last week has been pretty difficult, which most people have probably figured out by now. I'm at a stressful point in my life. Trying to figure out how to balance school, work, and family has not been a super easy task and sometimes, I just lose it. Usually to you, because you're my mama. And although you feel like you don't know what to say when I've lost my marbles, you always say the right things and guide me in the right direction. 

Today has been a better day. I am feeling a little blah, but I imagine that has something to do with today being the 9 year anniversary of Corey's death. December 2nd is always a little difficult for that reason. I'll never forget that day either. You and I were at Redeemer and church had just gotten out, that was when you were the youth director. I went to your office to grab my stuff and I saw that Dad was calling you. He was surprised when I answered your phone and he asked if he could talk to you. I said you were still out chatting with some people after the service. I knew something was wrong, he sounded a little nervous. I asked him what he needed and he said that he was wondering which one of my friends was fighting in Iraq. I replied with Corey's name. There was a few seconds of silence and then he told me that Corey had been killed by a roadside bomb. I don't even remember hanging up the phone with Dad. I just remember running to you and crying hysterically. I fell to my knees when I tried to explain to you what happened. I think that was the first and only moment in my whole life where you were literally at a loss for words. There was nothing you could say to ease that pain. So you hugged me and held me the way mom's do, and for the time being, that was enough. 

Every Sunday at CrossFit we have a hero WOD. A hero WOD is a a workout designed in honor of someone (usually someone in the military) who has paid the ultimate sacrifice. I don't usually get a chance to go to the hero WOD's because I normally work, but this Sunday we are honoring Corey. These workouts are ALWAYS super, super difficult. I'm curious and a little scared for Sunday but knowing it's in the name of Corey makes it all worth it. I'll let you know how that goes! 

You know what makes me laugh? The number of times you talk about Bobby Bones in your day. If we chat on the phone, chances are the first thing you talk about is something you heard on Bobby Bones. Or something that Lunchbox did, even though I don't know who Lunchbox is. By the way, that's a really weird radio name for a person. How did they come up with that anyway? I suppose the Bobby Bones Show is the plus side to you having an hour long drive to work. Do you still listen when you don't have to go to Mahnomen? After all the stories you've told me about Bobby Bones, I kind of wish I had a little drive to work so I could listen. It sounds like something that would start my day off right too! 

Guess what movie Jesse and I are going to watch  tonight? Trainwreck!! I'm excited for him to see it, even though it's so naughty. Ha! I watched it once already by myself. Speaking of movies, I think we're going to go to a movie at the theater on Monday or Tuesday afternoon. Not sure which one yet though. We both have those days off next week and we decided that "day dates" are the best! Cheaper and fewer people! =) Plus, Aaron and Stacey gave us a gift card to the movie theater for watching Avery so this one is on them. =) I was really hoping that Secret Lives of Pets would be out by then but it doesn't come out until December 22nd. I am DYING to see that movie! And speaking of movies again, remember when you and I went that stupid Christmas movie? I don't think I've ever used stupid and Christmas in the same sentence before. We were so excited that we had the whole entire theater to ourselves but then we very quickly realized why. Suckkkk city. That movie was terrible. It was the first movie we actually had to leave from early because it was that bad. Uff major let down. For those of you wondering what movie I'm talking about it's called, Christmas with the Coopers. We probably should have checked rotten tomatoes before committing to it. Lesson learned.

Well, Jesse just got home from his second workout of the day (over achiever) so now we're going to snuggle up and laugh our bums off. I hope you had a good day! Meet you back here tomorrow. =) 

Love you!
Rah