It was eerily quiet this morning.
I couldnt figure out why until I realized its the 1st day of school and felt a powerful punch to my stomach.

23 yrs ago today I was supposed to be sitting at my desk on a conference call. If it were not for my running buddy, who had accidentally left his wallet at my apt and insisted i turn back to get it so he could pick it up later that morning, I would have been at my desk looking out the window at 9:03am

Instead, I'm sitting here... very sad yet grateful.