puppy pics came at the perfect time...

last night was rough.
i had emailed jody earlier in the day to say i was going to try so very hard to get past the sadness. to not cry. :) to be uber-supportive, so-excited-for-you friend. i think i said something like "YAY! this is so exciting!!!"
and last night was andy's last show at the redstone room.
it was incredible.
but i totally failed.
oh my goodness...the tears.
they just flowed. i could NOT stop them.
it's so frustrating!
but to see andy up there, finding his happy place again. and to see jody mingling with everyone she loves and to be around this group of people who love so deeply, well, i just couldn't help it.
the word "bittersweet" keeps getting thrown around. and it is so fitting.
because honestly, it is such a good thing that we feel so horribly sad. it's a sign that we have loved deeply...the way we are supposed to love eachother. not half-hearted. not luke warm. nope...full out love. experiencing life together. not just the joys, but the deep pains, too.
embracing it all and loving deeply.
if we weren't sad, it would mean we didn't love well.
so yes, it's bittersweet. for some many people.
that was very apparent last night.
the landers have loved well.
and they have been loved well.
such a loss for our community.
but what a blessing to have them in our lives for this time.

oh, and i'm an emotional wreck, by the way. cry at nothing. for real.
so the puppy pics came at the perfect time. and i even teared up at that.
willow is going to be a great friend. :)