Let it rain!

As the anniversary of my dear friend's passing approaches, I am thinking about her more and more. It's strange because it feels as though it was just yesterday when we were laughing (and griping) together at work and talking about anything and everything. I'll never forget one special day that I spent with Sue.

It was raining a drenching rain, and I remember asking Sue this question as we watched the downpour. "Do you wanna go out and get wet?" She said, "Sure, lets go!" And, as we watched customers waiting at the doorway for the rain to subside, Sue and I went out in it, put our arms up and twirled around for a few moments, letting the giant raindrops hit us all over. People thought we were nuts to go out into the pouring rain but we didn't care. We were just having fun. Boy was it cold! And we stayed soggy for the rest of our shifts at work even though we hardly noticed for the fun of that moment. Every once in awhile you just have to let the child within come out, and that's what we did. Gosh I miss Sue. She loved life and loved having fun in it. She worked hard, loved her children and husband, and was nice to everyone that I ever saw her around. People loved Sue. I loved her and still do. And, as the anniversary of her passing draws closer, I will visit her grave. I'll place a sunflower where she rests, because sunflowers were her favorite flower. And, if I'm lucky, it will be raining that day and I can remember the first anniversary of her passing with a smile for the sweet memory that she and I alone shared on a rainy day.