Life is Full of Wows

March came in like a lion, but it is has been filled with sunshine the last three days.  I bet we have set a record for sure this winter for sunshine.  It has made life in the cold and snow tolerable.  I hope the sun continues throughout spring.  The forecast for next week looks promising for warmer temperatures.

It was time yesterday to break up the monotony of the long days of winter.  My husband called from work and asked me to meet him at the university indoor track.  It was so nice to walk and plan to train again for some upcoming races.  One of them is called "The Flying Pig".  I always laugh when I hear that, as I picture pigs flying by us as we waddle down the road. LOL!  We have two months to get in shape for a 10k. Hopefully before long we will be able to walk outside, as the snow is finally melting again. 

Our evenings this winter have been occupied with reading books.  I finished up a short biography on Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis last night.  I have always been fascinated with her life and the Kennedys.  I let out a wow at the end of the book, as I saw she had passed away on May 19th, 1994.  The date took me by surprise, as it is my husband's birthday.   As I let out the wow, my husband informed me she had passed away from an aggressive non-Hodgkin's lymphoma.  The book had not stated her cause of death, but said her family had gathered by her side on May 18th, for there last goodbyes.  It gave me a creepy feeling as my own mother died 10 years later on May 18th, 2004.  Jacqueline however had hung on until the eve of May 19th. 

I looked up Jacqueline's death on the Internet and verified her cause of death on several sites.  It really took me by surprise, as I still remember when she passed away.  I guess at the time of her passing my husband and mother had not yet been diagnosed with lymphoma, so her cause of death did not register in my mind.   I had always found any news that circulated about Jacqueline to be interesting.  Perhaps it was her lifestyle that fascinated me or the fact that she was well poised.  She was a very smart lady and left us too early.

Life is full of wows and everyday brings new discoveries to our attention.  Exercise the mind with reading and you can feed it with knowledge.

Life is beautiful !!

Elizabeth