The Flu Epidemic Strikes The Breinholt House!

Okay, so it might not be the flu but both of us have been sick for about two weeks now. Fun stuff. Heath brought home this lovely vistor from school and he has been lounging around in our throats ever since. But hey, if we just got our flu fun time over for the season then I am grateful. There is some pretty nasty stuff going around and it seems like we got the milder of it all.

In other....more interesting news. We went to our first UT game last weekend. We missed our first one due to my cousin's funeral and the second one was an away game. The best part was that our friends Tami and Jason came for this one. My parents have 4 season tickets and their best friends usually go but they were away this weekend and so Tami and Jason bought them. They stayed with us (and hopefully don't get sick) and we had a blast hanging out with them. The game was pathetic. We won but made a lot of mistakes. Our seats are pretty cool but the students never sit down so needless to say my lower back was killing me by the end of the game. All in all a great time.

Last night we finally made plans with Heath parents to go up to SLC for Kami's wedding. We are really excited to see everyone up there and share in Kami's special day.

That is pretty much it for the updates. Just school, UT football, and work around here right now.

Mourning an Early Morning Call

Last night I was woken up by a phone call. Late night phone calls are never good, especially if they come from my parents. Mom just came out with it " Colin was in an accident and he didn't make it." What? This was a dream right. It wasn't. It was real and for the third time my life has been changed by someone I know being in a fatal car accident. Being in Austin it is hard to feel the true impact of this situation yet. I don't even know what to think, what to say, what to do. I just laid there silently crying for my aunt and uncle, who would now have to bury their only son.

My emotions are so mixed because I have the peace and knowledge that comes from the Gospel and know with all my heart that this life is not the end, but the beginning. But also you cannot help but miss those people who are taken from this life and grieve that missing part of your life that you used to know. I know I will see him again someday, but it doesn't lessen the grief and sadness I feel right now, right here.

We grew up visiting my aunt, uncle, and two cousins in Wolf City. I had fun walking all over town, buying sack fulls of candy at the only gas station, and playing with my two wonderful cousins in a beautiful victorian home that belonged to my aunt and uncle. I spent a few weeks there almost every summer. Colin could be a little stubborn, but he was a great uncle to my cousin Heather's kids and was active in almost everything in that small town of Wolf City. I remember when I got married and the first Christmas he met Heath and the two got along so well. They exchanged numbers in case Heath ever wanted to hear stories about me growing up. That was Colin. A people person of people of all generations. I know he is in a better place, but we will miss him a lot down here.