A not so beautiful day in the Neighborhood..
I found out last night that a couple that live in our neighborhood and have lived near me almost all my life out here, were killed in a Car/Horse trailer accident Friday night. Both the husband and wife were killed.. they were in their 60's and were on their way back from their cabin in Colorado. They were killed here in Louisiana, less than 2 hours from home if the story that I got is correct. Seems as if she was driving, pulling the horse trailer and didn't judge her distance correctly when she changed lanes, causing the back end of the trailer to clip another vehicle.. and you can imagine the rest of the story with a heavy gooseneck trailer on the back of a pickup truck.
I grew up with their son.. It's so sad for both he and his sister. I use to find so much peace in sitting at my window and watching his cattle late in the evening and in the early mornings when my life was in turmoil after my ex was in a bad accident. Just sitting still and looking at their farm across the street seemed to bring balance to my world then, if even for just a little while.
When I found out about them late last night.. I just wanted to call my mama..and wished that I could.. like old times. I also wanted to hug my hubby and daughter, because it was a shocking reminder that none of us are promised tomorrow and people that we love and care about can be ripped from us in a blink of an eye.