The New New Thing
Anna Nalick - Breath
Prince of Persia - Sands of Time
Happiness for Sad People Or, anything from my wish list.
Sometimes things aren't very fair. Post Date: 1/11/05
Original Journal Date: 1/11/05 K-Yo's mom passed away last weekend. And, by this way, if this is K-Yo, you probably shouldn't read this entry. It's just going to make you sad all over again. I have a favorite memory of Mama K-Yo. Well, actually, it's not a specific memory, it's more like a foggy memory of a day that K-Yo and I spent in Colorado Springs with Mamma K-Yo and Big Mike. I don't really, honestly remember how we spent every moment of the day, but I do remember it was girl time. I remember there were ice cream sundaes involved even though it was the middle of winter. I remember that Mamma K-Yo bought me a Christmas tree ornament (I think this was a pre-holiday visit) of a ballerina teddy bear that I still put on my tree every year. I remember passing an outdoor ice rink where Jill Trenery used to skate and everybody laughing about how K-Yo's brother used to have a huge crush on Jill Trenery when they lived there. I remember Big Mike joining us and we all went to dinner at some cute little place that served fresh game. I remember it being a very good day, and Mamma K-Yo being the reason it was such a good day, because she was so warm and loving and ready to teach us about being women. I think we were in our early twenties then. Mamma K-Yo was the kind of mother I want to be. But that's probably a whole different discussion. K-Yo's getting married in June. That's a discussion we don't even need to have because we all know what we'll say already. It's all not very fair, is it? On February 17th paper dragons will dance down the streets of San Francisco to ring in Chinese New Year, and we'll put Mamma K-Yo to rest in the sunny February of San Diego.