Edamame
Blanket
FRFF ticket
Ice cream (yum!)
Soaps
Sweater
Pen
O'bama sticker
While I love St. Patrick's Day, there's also a little bit of sadness on 3/17. 8 years ago today, my friend Tim's twin brother was killed in a car accident. He and 4 friends were heading to New Orleans on their spring break to volunteer at a school. Chris and 2 of his friends were killed in that accident by a 25-year old kid, driving drunk on the wrong side of the highway. At Chris' wake, I took a copy of his "Statement of Life Aspirations" which he had written in high school. It's still tacked to my bulletin board at work. Chris articulated my own heart much more clearly than I ever could.
"to touch the life of a person, to help them see the world in a better light, to enable them to live a fuller, more productive life; i would like to do something like this. i am searching for a profession that will enable me to inspire, to help, to enlighten, to leave my mark on the human race. i will live a full and vibrant life, doing whatever i see fit, not conforming, not rejecting...my life will belong to me and it will be great not for the fame and fortune i receive, but for the lives i help change an the happiness i achieve."
~christopher a. hoppe (may 4, 1981-march 17, 2001)
