Reminiscing

Today was one of those days where I found myself thinking back over the years and remembering how long ago something was or what I was doing this time of year in past years. Part of this was because one year ago today my grandfather, John Mayhoffer, the only grandfather I knew, passed away. We all knew he was not going to be around much longer, but we still didn't expect him to pass when he did. I remember that I had already talk to my mom that day for quite a while and I had gone to work at the library and attended my last Cataloging class for the quarter. My family was already planning on coming to visit the following week and I was looking forward to seeing them. But when I was sitting in class working on the last assignment with Amanda (this was before we were room mates) and I saw that my mom was calling me I knew something was strange. Mom normally doesn't call me when we've already had a long chat that day, so I decided to answer (I wasn't interrupting class). I told her I was in my last class for the quarter and she said she would tell me whatever it was later because she didn't want to upset me. I told her she had to tell me after a statement like that and she proceeded to tell me that Grandpa had died. I was shocked, didn't know what to do, didn't know what to say. I got off the phone with Mom and told Amanda what was going on. She said I should leave to talk to my family and take care of family stuff. I told the instructor what had happened and she also told me to leave class, so I did. I called Grandma to make sure she was okay. I called Katie to find out what we should do. There are still times I can't believe Grandpa is gone even though we went to his grave site today to put flowers. It does help knowing he is in a better place and can continue learning without the frustration of forgetting.

Another time I have been looking back on, although not as much, was around this time two years ago. That was when I came to Denver to be interviewed for admission into the Master's of Library and Information Science program at the University of Denver. And now, here I am with only three months left until graduation. It really is crazy how much things can change in two years, even though the time seems to pass slowly every now and then. I had no way of really knowing if I'd be accepted into the program back then and now I'm almost done. Who knows what the next two years will hold for me...

The last thing I want to mention is the event called Time Out for Women. It is once again here in Denver and Katie and I are once again attending. The last time it was in Denver was October of 2007 when I was still fairly new to the Denver area and Katie was pregnant with William. I think the last time I was kind of disappointed in the event because I was expecting something different. Now I have a better idea of what to expect and how this event works and I have thus far been able to enjoy it more. I really enjoy getting to spend this time with my big sister and realizing that even though we have really different lives right now we still have things in common and need each others help to make it through the good times and the bad.