"So this is my life, and I want you to know that I am both happy and sad and I'm still trying to figure out how that could be."
I have a beautiful daughter, an amazing family, great friends and three awesome cats. Without them, I would be nothing. I love and appreciate each and every person that has and does touch my life every day. My father is one of my best friends in the world and I wouldn't be half of the person I am today if I didn't know that he's behind me 100% of the way, even if we don't always see eye to eye.
As much as I used to try to deny it, I am an optimist by default. I always try to find the best in a bad situation. Life's too short to spend it looking for or focusing on the negative.
I enjoyed making SmarterChild say funny things. RIP SmarterChild:
a cruel paradise: Is god real?
SmarterChild: Yeah. Like Santa Claus, when you think about it.

My "Gra", Karen Lee Morwood
December 26, 1943 - June 26, 2008
My grandmother was one of my best friends. I don't know if there is much else to say. When no one was there for me, she was. When things were bad, she taught me to make inappropriate jokes at inappropriate times and I will always thank her for that. When I was a kid, I beat her in card and board games, and she wasn't even cheating to let me win. When I was in high school, we had Friday night pizza and movie nights every Friday. When I moved away, I sometimes would accidently prank call her by holding her speed dial down. Even with nine other speed dials, it was always her.
I feel like there is a big piece of my heart missing now. Sometimes I pick up the phone to call her and have my finger on the speed dial before I realize she's not there anymore. She and my father are my two best friends, and the two people I know will never ever let me down. Even in death, I know that is true.
I love you, Gra.