Quite a Week.
It's now been more than a week since my last post - and what a week it has been!
As posted last week, Hilary passed away on May 8th as a result of the numerous cancers which had cruelly spread throughout her body. Her passing was painless, although the days immediately prior were very difficult. It is still hard to imagine that only a week prior she had celebrated Karina and my engagement.
The days that followed last week were a terrible blur as the family came together to arrange the many details for the funeral and prepare for inbound guests. As with the days that have followed, we have all had moments of rememberance that have been immediately followed by sadness and a great sense of loss.
The sisters were amazing as they focused on the matters at hand. I was a little worried that the speeches at the funeral home might not come off but Karina, Chnida and Amanda delivered a beautiful rememberance of Hil. It was a wonderful service and it was great to see so many friends out.
The funeral was followed by a wake at PJ's. Many people came up to me to say how special Hilary had been to them - and how astonishingly quickly she had passed. As a tribute to her, was a beautiful performance of the song 'The Fields of Athenry' for which everyone sang the chorus. Amazing. We'll have to have it performed at the Wedding when we toast Hilary.
The next day, rising for 8am and Karina's Uncle Trevor in tow, I headed to Scally's and the FA Cup Final. The match didn't kick off until 10am, but by the time we arrived the pub was nearing standing room only. The Final against West Ham was an epic match and is already being hailed as the best Cup Final in living memory. Short version - Liverpool came from behind in extra time to force extra time and a penalty shootout which they won. A famous match. I had to lie down when I returned to Dunvegan.
Of course today is my third last day at Infoware. Yesterday I succeeded in filing the remainder of my 15000 emails and now must work through my leads journal to provide an updated status. I'm going out with a bang it would seem as I could end up completing four major sales this week - I have four more client meetings this week including a major presentation on my final day with the firm.
A few odds and ends to finish this post - Neal is visiting this weekend as he's on assignment in Ottawa - Chris McF is visiting as he's here for a Conference - Chris got kicked off of Idol - had a Tim Horton's espresso today and it wasn't bad - the parents are shortly to return from a NY visit - Matthew may have celebrated his birthday this past weekend - I have confirmation of my tickets for the Radiohead show in June (the seats are great!) - I haven't worked out in weeks and am feeling awful for it (maybe today).
As posted last week, Hilary passed away on May 8th as a result of the numerous cancers which had cruelly spread throughout her body. Her passing was painless, although the days immediately prior were very difficult. It is still hard to imagine that only a week prior she had celebrated Karina and my engagement.
The days that followed last week were a terrible blur as the family came together to arrange the many details for the funeral and prepare for inbound guests. As with the days that have followed, we have all had moments of rememberance that have been immediately followed by sadness and a great sense of loss.
The sisters were amazing as they focused on the matters at hand. I was a little worried that the speeches at the funeral home might not come off but Karina, Chnida and Amanda delivered a beautiful rememberance of Hil. It was a wonderful service and it was great to see so many friends out.
The funeral was followed by a wake at PJ's. Many people came up to me to say how special Hilary had been to them - and how astonishingly quickly she had passed. As a tribute to her, was a beautiful performance of the song 'The Fields of Athenry' for which everyone sang the chorus. Amazing. We'll have to have it performed at the Wedding when we toast Hilary.
The next day, rising for 8am and Karina's Uncle Trevor in tow, I headed to Scally's and the FA Cup Final. The match didn't kick off until 10am, but by the time we arrived the pub was nearing standing room only. The Final against West Ham was an epic match and is already being hailed as the best Cup Final in living memory. Short version - Liverpool came from behind in extra time to force extra time and a penalty shootout which they won. A famous match. I had to lie down when I returned to Dunvegan.
Of course today is my third last day at Infoware. Yesterday I succeeded in filing the remainder of my 15000 emails and now must work through my leads journal to provide an updated status. I'm going out with a bang it would seem as I could end up completing four major sales this week - I have four more client meetings this week including a major presentation on my final day with the firm.
A few odds and ends to finish this post - Neal is visiting this weekend as he's on assignment in Ottawa - Chris McF is visiting as he's here for a Conference - Chris got kicked off of Idol - had a Tim Horton's espresso today and it wasn't bad - the parents are shortly to return from a NY visit - Matthew may have celebrated his birthday this past weekend - I have confirmation of my tickets for the Radiohead show in June (the seats are great!) - I haven't worked out in weeks and am feeling awful for it (maybe today).
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