Wednesday, October 11, 2023
She drove like there was no tomorrow,
fast yet safely she would fly.
In that car, she never got stuck,
she would come visit to say hi,
and she would never, ever say die.
But time and tide wait for no one,
One great ride was finally her last,
that car became a memory,
as a lifetime slipped into the past.
The ride of her life was over,
she was called up to depart,
her soul now journeyed on,
another car, another start
*I borrowed this but changed it up to fit Em, she loved her car and loved to be on the go*
Emily was a lifelong friend of mine because she was just awesome, and I am heartbroken over the loss of her. Our parents were friends before we were even born. When we were little, she would drive me totally crazy, but we always had fun together. Mostly we loved playing at our daddy's feet while they jammed on their guitars together. I hope she's with her Daddy Angel now. Though her and I lost touch there for a while throughout the school years, we reconnected and bonded again even stronger than before by supporting each other; literally holding each other up sometimes, while going through our divorces together. Our kids are very close in age, so they were also good friends and still are. We babysat for one another and she even moved in with us for a bit, talk about driving someone totally crazy! hahaha nah, we had fun movie nights with popcorn, if I cooked, she did the dishes and if she cooked, she still did the dishes...lol hahaha probably why I didn't ever want her to move out lol.
We loved getting our kids together, going to concerts, the movies, playing cards, going out to eat, camping, tubing down the river, salmon fishing, wine tasting in the leelanau peninsula, fishing off the dock, pontooning, the beach, floating in the lake, SxS rides through the woods, kitties and puzzles. We loved to cook chicken over the fire together, I'm talking the perfect smoke flavor melt in your mouth delicious chicken ever on the tri-pod grill grate thingy over the fire. I would change the height of the grate with the chain putting it right where she told me to because it was always the perfect distance from the fire, every time, she was good. What she loved more than anything though was spending time with our kids, our shared cousin Toni, our friends, Shelli, Cherie, Angie, Sheryl, Shannon, Jenny, Julie, Tonya, Catherine, Christine, Lee, Connie, Tina, Jamie, Sherry, Destiny, among others), and our hubbys...whether we were all together or sometimes just a few of us around a good, as she would call it, "bomb fire", havin' a good time, listening to music, dancin' and burnin' some dogs on sticks, koegels of course, it didn't matter what we did, we always had fun together! I just cant say enough good things about her. I will never forget her friendship, her beauty, her laid back personality, or her lovely kind way of approaching a sensitive subject with someone, where I would just barrel in, guns a blazin' so to speak she was more gentle. Emily and I could talk to each other about everything and she could always cheer me up. I am so glad we had each other to count on through thick and thin and I will always be thankful for her, the good and sometimes bad times we had together. She. Was. My. Person. I consider myself extremely lucky to have had such an amazing friendship in my life that I will never, ever forget. I will miss Emily so much, I already do and I still cannot believe she is gone. I just always knew she would get better. I miss her hugs, her voice, her laugh and her support. I will miss her tremendously for the rest of my days but I will be ok. I hope she knows that we know how hard she fought and I hope her kids know that we will always be here for them, if they should ever need us for anything, they know how to get a hold of me, Dan, Haley or Forrest anytime for anything.
We are so so sorry for this anguishing loss and are sending our deepest condolences, love, hugs and prayers to Emily's husband Jerry, her boys Darren & Alex, her stepdaughter Cayla, her family and her friends.
Rest easy now my dear friend Emily with your Daddy Angel.
With all my love, Laurie
