Tuesday, May 12, 2015

This is Peg Curry.  She lives in Hohenwald, Tennessee.  She is 79 years old and here she is zip lining 920 feet in the air over Honduras.

I know Peg because she is the mother of my sister-in-law Denise.  We were traveling companions a few years back when she and I and Dennis and Denise all went to New York City together.  She is in great shape for her age and loves to travel and seek adventure.  She is one of my heroes!

James and I had lunch today at Cheesecake Factory.  We used on of the giftcards I got for mother's day.  We shared crab bites, the French country salad, and Chicken Bellagio.  It was all very tasty.  I also got a piece of lemon meringue cheesecake to take home.  It was delicious and is my new favorite cheesecake.

My old favorite cheesecake.

 

A sad thing happened today.  A senior at Corona Del Sol, Marcus Wheeler committed suicide.  I first heard about it when Dallin posted about it on Facebook.  When James and I got home from Cheesecake Factory, Dallin, Michael, Paul, and Stacy were all seated in the family room and it was very quiet.  I guess Marcus had gone to Chandler and was a runner on both the cross country and track team.  He was a good friend of Michael's and they still talked from time to time.  He has been over here many times.  Jared Ammon and Dallin also knew him but Michael was the closest to him.  Michael went downstairs and just wanted to be alone.

   Everyone is concerned about Marcus's dad.  They lived alone together.  I guess Marcus lost a full-ride scholarship and his girlfriend broke up with him and it was more than he could handle.  Yesterday on Twitter he posted: "Help."  He took a gun and shot himself at the school.  Luckily none of the students saw him. 

 

I feel so sad for Michael.  He says if he had been a better friend this might not have happened.  Kim told Joseph: "This is why you are always kind and nice to everyone.  You never know what is going on in some one else's life."