I'll see you on the other side, superstar

[malatovcocktail]

Friday morning my cousin Mark died. Technically he was my second cousin, but that doesn't make it any less painful. He died of pancreatic cancer way too young at 58 years old. I flew out to New Jersey the next morning and this afternoon I attended his funeral and then we had another service at the cemetery. We also had a small mourning service at his house tonight. Mark was a wonderful person. He fought the cancer for the past nine months, but my memories of him will always be how he was so full of life and so funny and smart and kind and happy. I know people always say this, but Mark really was special. I still can't believe he is gone.

I'm not crying because I feel so sorry for you, I'm crying for me