Punishment?

I suppose it's going to take a while for anyone to realize that I didn't disappear forever and am back to the blog. I feel like my lack of hits is punishment for having left the blog for so long. Ha.

Meanwhile, I don't feel much like writing today.

Two years ago, on July 22, my best friend, her boyfriend and his roommate were brutally murdered in Columbus, Ohio. In September, the police made 3 arrests. In March, 2 of the 3 men pleaded guilty and turned state's evidence on the third man, the shooter. Last week, his trial started. It's a capital case and my feelings about the death penalty are complicated...

Link to the news story about the trial

I have been in close contact with a friend who has been attending the trial. Learning of all the gruesome, horrible details of my friends' deaths has been really tough. I feel like it just happened all over again; I am grieving like I did two years ago. I know it will be okay soon enough.

One of the reasons I went home was to attend and volunteer for the 2nd annual Kayla 5K in her honor.