03/18/2026
I miss you friend🫶
Not a day goes by where I don’t think of Cheryl and wonder what our lives would look like if she were still here. I’ve done my best to keep it together for the sake of the shop but I grieve her everyday, she should be here with us. I wish I could give her one last hug, have one last day to just laugh and be there with her. Even now as I sit in the shop I feel her presence, and I wish she were here.
This last year has obviously shown me that life is short and nothing is promised, which at times can feel very heavy. But it can also feel liberating, if nothing is promised why not do everything in my power to reach the goals Cheryl and I set?
Last St Patrick’s day I got a call that would change my life forever, this St Patrick’s day I looked back on a year of growth and grieving. This is something that should have broken me- I lost my best friend and my job in an instant, but I feel I owe it to Cheryl to keep her and my dreams alive. While some days are harder than others to put the grief aside, I refuse to let it break me. I choose to keep showing up for her and I hope to make her proud.
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Last slide is a little something I did for myself this month❤️ Cheryl always wanted an Iris painting from me but I wasn’t able to before she passed so when I finally did finish it I had to do something special🤗 big shoutout to Trinity Ashé for making my vision come to life it means sooo much!
