Well, the days are longer and warmer ! It's time to be getting outdoors...working in the flowers and vegetable garden. Soon it will be time for swimming, hiking, playing yard games....I just haven't beenn in shape for the last few years....I'm tired of it...I complain about it...I try to ignore it...and avoid situations where I have to be half dressed publicly...i.e., swimming pools...etc.
So last Tuesday, I began eating right...and exercising....To date, I have lost 7 lbs....not bad for 5 days. Let's hope I can keep the momentum.
Currently, I feel very, very motivated to eat right and to exercise. It's not a chore at all..
Monday, March 30, 2009
Friday, March 6, 2009
A Late Goodbye to my Childhood Best Friend !
GOODBYE KERRY !!
Around Christmas, my kids insisted that I get a Facebook Account, convincing me that I would enjoy getting in contact with all my "long lost friends"....the jury is still out on that ! However, I have been the good 'Facebooker' and have logged on a few times and been making 'friends' with old and current friends.
Last Saturday, I was sitting at my computer and my childhood friend, Kerry Buffkin, came to my mind. I thought I would locate him on Facebook, with no success. I, then, "googled" him. Initially, I found nothing, but after a couple of minutes, I came across his mother's obituary. It stated that ...."she was preceeded in death by her husband, William Horace Buffkin and her loving son, William Kerry Buffkin...." Suddenly, I felt like I had been punched in the stomach. I just sat there...staring at the computer and thinking of many of the childhood memories that I had with Kerry. I sat thinking about the last time I talked to him...maybe 4 or 5 years earlier...He had married and had a son.
I was left with so many questions....When did he die?.....How did he die?.... What happened to his son?.....Where is Donna, his sister?
I started "Googling" his name, his mom's name...anything to get more information. Finally, I came across Legacy.com. After paying a small fee, it will locate any published Obituary for you. I found Kerry's:
William Kerry Buffkin
Mr. Buffkin, 38, of Charlotte, died Friday, January 23, 2004. A private memorial service was held at Eastway Baptist Church on Monday. Rev. Richard Howie officiated.Born in Charlotte, he was the son of Jo Ann Buffkin and the late William Horace Buffkin. A self employed Physical Fitness Trainer, he is survived, in addition to his mother, by his son, William 'Will' Kerr Buffkin, Jr. and Will's mother, Alison Buffkin; sister, Donna B. Perry and husband Joseph 'Mike' Perry; nephew, Justin C. Perry and niece, Cammie V. Perry.
Memorials may be made to the charity of one's choice in memory of Kerry.
Hartsell Funeral Home of Midland is serving the Buffkin Family.
Wow....Kerry has been gone for 5 years....and here I sit grieving over my friend. What happened to him? It's a strange feeling to have been so close to Kerry and discover he has been gone for 5 years and no opportunity to say goodbye.
I contacted the family church the following Tuesday and they contacted Donna for me. She returned my call that afternoon. She told me how coincidental it was that I was contacting her. She told me that the prior Saturday, she was in Charlotte, going through her mom's belongings and discovered a family photo album and saw pictures of Kerry and me. It's ironic that the same morning she is looking at photos of Kerry and I as kids...I'm sitting home, being compelled to look for Kerry on Facebook !
It was so good to talk to Donna. We discussed Kerry's death. I choose not to discuss it here. However, it was a senseless death and a total waste of a wonderful human being. Donna has married, has 2 children and lives in Wake Forrest now. We discussed the 'good ole days' and when Kerry and I were such close friends. I told her about Kerry spending the summer with me in 1985....2 years after high school. It was an awesome summer !! We were young and mischievious. Donna didn't know that I had even named a cat after Kerry. I named him "Buffkin". He was a siamese mix.
Donna and I talked for a couple of hours, promising to keep in touch. It was really hard to say goodbye. I'm not really sure why? Maybe, I feel like talking to Donna is like my "Memorial Service" to Kerry. I'm just not ready to say good bye...for a couple of hours, I've been transported back to my childhood, remembering my best friend. I'm not ready to come back to 5 years after his death.
Kerry, my friend, it is terribly difficult to say goodbye to you ! I hope you know...I cherish my childhood memories with you. Thank you for teaching me to let go and be a kid !!
I will never forget you, Kerry !! May You Rest in Peace !
Around Christmas, my kids insisted that I get a Facebook Account, convincing me that I would enjoy getting in contact with all my "long lost friends"....the jury is still out on that ! However, I have been the good 'Facebooker' and have logged on a few times and been making 'friends' with old and current friends.
Last Saturday, I was sitting at my computer and my childhood friend, Kerry Buffkin, came to my mind. I thought I would locate him on Facebook, with no success. I, then, "googled" him. Initially, I found nothing, but after a couple of minutes, I came across his mother's obituary. It stated that ...."she was preceeded in death by her husband, William Horace Buffkin and her loving son, William Kerry Buffkin...." Suddenly, I felt like I had been punched in the stomach. I just sat there...staring at the computer and thinking of many of the childhood memories that I had with Kerry. I sat thinking about the last time I talked to him...maybe 4 or 5 years earlier...He had married and had a son.
I was left with so many questions....When did he die?.....How did he die?.... What happened to his son?.....Where is Donna, his sister?
I started "Googling" his name, his mom's name...anything to get more information. Finally, I came across Legacy.com. After paying a small fee, it will locate any published Obituary for you. I found Kerry's:
William Kerry Buffkin
Mr. Buffkin, 38, of Charlotte, died Friday, January 23, 2004. A private memorial service was held at Eastway Baptist Church on Monday. Rev. Richard Howie officiated.Born in Charlotte, he was the son of Jo Ann Buffkin and the late William Horace Buffkin. A self employed Physical Fitness Trainer, he is survived, in addition to his mother, by his son, William 'Will' Kerr Buffkin, Jr. and Will's mother, Alison Buffkin; sister, Donna B. Perry and husband Joseph 'Mike' Perry; nephew, Justin C. Perry and niece, Cammie V. Perry.
Memorials may be made to the charity of one's choice in memory of Kerry.
Hartsell Funeral Home of Midland is serving the Buffkin Family.
Wow....Kerry has been gone for 5 years....and here I sit grieving over my friend. What happened to him? It's a strange feeling to have been so close to Kerry and discover he has been gone for 5 years and no opportunity to say goodbye.
I contacted the family church the following Tuesday and they contacted Donna for me. She returned my call that afternoon. She told me how coincidental it was that I was contacting her. She told me that the prior Saturday, she was in Charlotte, going through her mom's belongings and discovered a family photo album and saw pictures of Kerry and me. It's ironic that the same morning she is looking at photos of Kerry and I as kids...I'm sitting home, being compelled to look for Kerry on Facebook !
It was so good to talk to Donna. We discussed Kerry's death. I choose not to discuss it here. However, it was a senseless death and a total waste of a wonderful human being. Donna has married, has 2 children and lives in Wake Forrest now. We discussed the 'good ole days' and when Kerry and I were such close friends. I told her about Kerry spending the summer with me in 1985....2 years after high school. It was an awesome summer !! We were young and mischievious. Donna didn't know that I had even named a cat after Kerry. I named him "Buffkin". He was a siamese mix.
Donna and I talked for a couple of hours, promising to keep in touch. It was really hard to say goodbye. I'm not really sure why? Maybe, I feel like talking to Donna is like my "Memorial Service" to Kerry. I'm just not ready to say good bye...for a couple of hours, I've been transported back to my childhood, remembering my best friend. I'm not ready to come back to 5 years after his death.
Kerry, my friend, it is terribly difficult to say goodbye to you ! I hope you know...I cherish my childhood memories with you. Thank you for teaching me to let go and be a kid !!
I will never forget you, Kerry !! May You Rest in Peace !
Sunday, March 1, 2009
Significant Snowfall in NC ?
Sunday, March 1.....Finally, a Winter Storm Warning !!! Therefore we have a chance for Significant snowfall....possibly 4 - 6 inches forecasted !! The Only downfall, is I have to work tonight. It's not that I mind driving in the snow....It's just sad I have to work and can't enjoy it.
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