This weekend Olympia suffered a great tragedy when it lost a good man, Ryan Dahl… Though I didn’t know Ryan as well as some of you, I still definitely considered him my friend… and will miss his presence at the Srnka household, Mojito Bay, El Sarape and the occasional sighting at the Mall… Through this tragedy it has got me really thinking about “Life” and is such a reminder of the small things in life…

 

Tomorrow becomes Today, Today becomes Yesterday… and Yesterday is too late… So as you read this, think about those that you love, those that you miss, those who you have been meaning to call, those who you have been feuding with, those, who if tomorrow never came you wish you “would have…” End the feuds… make the calls… let them know you love them… It is amazing to me how beautiful life is and how precious our time on this earth actually is… People get irritated with their friends and sometimes say things that they necessarily wouldn’t say “to their face”… Keep this in mind when you are speaking of another, especially a friend… because if by chance there were no tomorrow, you never get the chance to change it… I know there is not one person in my group of friends that wouldn’t give anything right now to hear Ryan’s loud carrying voice when they came through the door, or to have him call them all the time to hang out… The small things in life that may annoy us at some points are the things that we miss the most when they are gone…

 

So go make those calls, leave those messages… and let people know that you are thinking about them and that you love them…

 

Ryan~ You will be so missed, you have no idea… Your friends already miss you terribly and even though they probably never told you, they sure love you… and there is nothing they wouldn’t give to have you back… You had a smile that could light up a room and your presence was always upbeat and full of energy… and that will be missed so much… I know you and your sister are in Heaven and I am glad that you have each other… Though I didn’t know her, I got to hear stories about the love you two shared… and how much you took care of each other… You take care and watch over all of us and keep us safe… Miss you buddy…