I have had quite the time processing the fact the Sean is no longer walking this earth. I never let myself go to the place where I thought he would be gone. I just always thought he would get better. Yes, it was ignorance on my part as it just makes it harder for me to process now that it’s happened. What is especially hard for me was getting the word while I was traveling back home from an awesome vacation and then having it hit me that it’s the same day my father passed away 14 years ago. Someone REALLY doesn’t want me to like July. Just when it’s gotten bearable to celebrate the 4th of July and my birthday…. here we go again. I will never be the same again but I also know that I am one of the luckiest people to have been able to call him one of my best friends. No, we didn’t talk everyday or even every other day and that was the beauty of it all. He was always there when you needed him, no matter what. He was someone you could count on. I met him right before my 16th birthday in 1987 while we were standing in line to go to King Diamond at the Penny Arcade. It was my first concert at a club and the band had trouble getting through the border which made them late to the club so we had to wait outside while they set up. My girlfriend Natalie and I were standing next to Sean and his friend Chris. We started talking and we ended up hanging out for the whole show together. We swapped numbers after the show and we’ve been friends ever since. Just a few more days would have been 24 years since I first met Sean. The only thing that makes this bearable is knowing he’s no longer in pain. Rest in peace, my friend. Someday we’ll meet again.
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Got up and got everything packed and ready to go! We got the car back to the car rental place and took the shuttle back to the airport. Kelly went to the Delta desk to see if she could change her flight at all. We headed over to the United desk to check in. Got our tickets and headed back to Kelly who was still in line. We decided to head to the security line because it can be long in Vegas! Told Kelly to call us or text when she knew what flight she was on. As soon as we found our gate I headed over to the Starbucks and the Tags and Tapout shops. Called JC and he hadn’t seen Karen’s post from the day before so I told him to look at it. He said he would order the pay-per-view UFC event for me so I could see Tito’s fight later that night. I texted Karen to see if she would be up around midnight so I could give her a call after my flight landed back in Rochester. She said she’d be up and to text her when I got in. We got on the plane and headed for D.C. for our layover. We didn’t have a long layover so I was hoping there’d be no mishaps!! As soon as we landed, I turned my phone on so I could call JC to let him know we were on time and headed to the connection. The first thing that popped up was a text from him telling me about Sean. It was all I could do to keep myself together while getting off the plane and running through the airport to the next flight. Katie and I had to go to the bathroom something fierce but we had to run to the tram to get to our next gate and then through about 5 different escalators and finally to our gate, where we had just enough time to run to the bathroom. We then got in line to get on the next plane, where my brain was running through so many different thoughts. The flight couldn’t get back home soon enough. We landed, I ran to get my luggage, my brother dropped us at the house and I hopped into the shower to rinse off that nasty travel smell. I threw a bunch of clothes in my backpack, grabbed my keys and headed to JC’s house. I called Karen on the way and left her a message. She called back a little while later and we had a good chat. I let her know I’d be there for her if she needed it and my phone is always on. I wasn’t up to talking to too many others so I just went to JC’s and watched UFC. Good fights and got my mind off everything for a little bit. Unfortunately though, I was still on Vegas time so I kept poor JC up all night! I was sooo not tired at all. This week is going to be tough but I’m not in a place to get into now.
