Yesterday was the viewing and funeral for a friend of mine, Leah Cunningham (Kubik). It was in her home town of Mishawaka, IN. The viewing was great – lots of family and friends. It was really REALLY hard seeing Leah just lying there. I half expected her to jump up and shout “owned!” at any moment.
Afterwards was some socializing and remembering at the wonderful old home of some of her family friends. We made a quick trip to see a band at a small bar and then out to dinner with her sister Elizabeth and sister-in-law Rebecca. Since there was a Notre Dame game, I had to drive back last night – no hotels.
Leah’s religious belief was deeper than I knew. Her love of music (all of it) was legendary. So I thought of a song I heard some time back would be a fitting rememberance: itms://itunes.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewAlbum?i=171341956&id=171341918&s=143441&uo=4. That link won’t work unless you have itunes installed, but I figure most people (some people?) do. If I get any comments about a better way to link, I’ll change it.
And the shirt? I bought a plain black dress shirt years ago as part of a halloween costume. I thought I would freak out my friends by showing up as a priest. Matt W trumped me by showing up as a nun. Leah was his date at that party, and her costume was just legendary.
I wore that shirt yesterday – it was dressy enough with black jeans, it was clean, and it was a little tribute to Leah. I’ll rip it up or burn it or something now – I won’t ever wear it again and don’t want anyone else to either.
Tomorrow I start working on renewing my passport. I want to travel more.
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