This definitely wasn’t the picture I planned to post today.
I remember the first time that I drove a Viggen. It was my brother’s car and it was one of the first times I took a manual out by myself. Matt had a great deal of trust in me. The occasion was much different; I was going to a friend’s wedding.
Today I was driving a similar Viggen home from the University Hospital (nearly the same location as the wedding) after spending the day there with my dad. Thankfully, it looks like he’s going to be okay, but days like today have a way of making you think about things.
It only takes a few seconds to change the course of your life. A phone call saying, “There’s something wrong with your dad.”; a friend saying, “They told me that I have cancer.”; or an early morning call, “If you want to say goodbye to Matt you better come to the hospital right now.”
Sometimes it turns out ok, maybe a false alarm, or a fluke circumstance. Other times it is something more serious. Something that changes everything forever, and not just for a day, or week, or year.
Days like today are a good reminder that you don’t always have all the time in the world to tell the people you care about how much they mean to you. It’s important to use the time you do have to let them know how you feel and to do so often, just in case.