Happy Birthday, K-Bird

(Reposting a Facebook entry from May 9, 2023, in honor of what would have been Kay’s 66th birthday)

I found this in a pile of photos sent to me recently.  I can’t remember where or when it was taken, but I do remember that jacket.  And even those shoes.  And all the hair — I miss that!

But most of all, I miss my friend, Kay.  The Patsy to my Edina (and Edina to my Patsy), my touchstone, the best maid of honor at our wedding, and that friend who tells you what you need to hear, and not necessarily what you may want to hear.

After losing someone I’ve leaned on for so long, I’m finding myself feeling…unbalanced.  Grief is heavy, and I’m grateful to friends helping me face it.  Something Kay helped me realize long ago was that I couldn’t always handle everything on my own, and I’m finding that lesson especially appropriate right about now.

So…thank you, my friends.  And thank you, Kay.  I am missing you, but I’ll be okay.