What If I Died Last Monday

If I had died last Monday...

My favorite shirt I put in the dryer Sunday night would still be tumbling in the heat (my dryer timer is broken)

On Monday, my clothes would remain in piles unfolded on my bedroom floor

On Tuesday, I wouldn't have overslept and been late for work

On Wednesday, I wouldn't have read that email from my friend planning for our run on Thursday

On Thursday - I wouldn't have experienced the perfect storm that blew through Portland. . .

and, I wouldn't have laughed with my friend on the phone about having to cancel our run due to the storm that blew through Portland

and, I wouldn't have talked to my sister on the phone on my way home from work while sitting in traffic for an hour due to the storm that blew through Portland.

and, I wouldn't have reminisced with my dad on the phone on my way home from work while sitting in traffic for an hour in the storm about past Rose Festival parades and how I couldn't go to this year's, and saying maybe next year...

On Friday, I wouldn't have stayed up late preparing for the baby shower I was giving for a friend on Saturday...

And on Saturday, I wouldn't have heard the news that my childhood sister/friend had died on Monday.

And, I wouldn't be spending this moment really evaluating my life.

In memory of my friend Kelly Huddleston Johnson who lived her life in a way that brought joy and inspiration to others. You can watch some of her performances on You Tube, on the video bar below.