Four years ago today...
...Tamantha and I were having a fun time together in New Orleans.
It was a Friday, and she woke me up that morning in a very 'personal' way, which I won't go into. We had breakfast at the Cafe Du Mond. We ate beinets and cafe aulait (coffee w/ milk).
That's where I took this picture; the last one ever of her.
It came out the way it did because, at the time, I didn't know how to turn off the camera's flash, and I didn't want it to wash out her face. So I put my hand over the flash, and it actually went through my hand and cast that red glow.
After breakfast we went walking around town, and wound up in the Virgin Records store. That's where I bought my copy of U2's 'All That You Can't Leave Behind'. A funny memory I have from then was when we were walking through the book department; we happened by the 'adult' books, and Tamantha notices a playgirl mag sitting out on a table. As she picks it up (out of curiosity I'm sure), and is thumbing through it, I'm saying "Oh sure! If that was a playboy, and I picked it up, you wouldn't mind at all, would you?" But, as I'm saying that, her eyes get big as saucers, she quickly closes the mag, puts it back down, walks quickly back to me, and with a somewhat embarrassed smile, says to me "that guy's thing was so small". That's kind of gross, I know, but I must say it was a bit of an ego boost for me...
That aside, this is now the worst day of the year for me, so I'll say what I like. I'm still madly in love with my wife, and I can't wait to see her again, one way or another.
It was a Friday, and she woke me up that morning in a very 'personal' way, which I won't go into. We had breakfast at the Cafe Du Mond. We ate beinets and cafe aulait (coffee w/ milk).
That's where I took this picture; the last one ever of her.
It came out the way it did because, at the time, I didn't know how to turn off the camera's flash, and I didn't want it to wash out her face. So I put my hand over the flash, and it actually went through my hand and cast that red glow.After breakfast we went walking around town, and wound up in the Virgin Records store. That's where I bought my copy of U2's 'All That You Can't Leave Behind'. A funny memory I have from then was when we were walking through the book department; we happened by the 'adult' books, and Tamantha notices a playgirl mag sitting out on a table. As she picks it up (out of curiosity I'm sure), and is thumbing through it, I'm saying "Oh sure! If that was a playboy, and I picked it up, you wouldn't mind at all, would you?" But, as I'm saying that, her eyes get big as saucers, she quickly closes the mag, puts it back down, walks quickly back to me, and with a somewhat embarrassed smile, says to me "that guy's thing was so small". That's kind of gross, I know, but I must say it was a bit of an ego boost for me...
That aside, this is now the worst day of the year for me, so I'll say what I like. I'm still madly in love with my wife, and I can't wait to see her again, one way or another.
posted by Daniel at
7/27/2005 02:50:00 PM
2 Comments:
I love you, Daniel!!!
daniel,
i'm not sure if you remember me at all, but i met you and tamantha through jackie back in 98 and spent a week with all of you there in texas, doing everything from going to see "small soldiers" to watching beavis and butthead's movie at your place.
anyway, i was completely shocked and devastated to hear this news a few years ago when i was looking up old friends from years past. i realize how things ended with jackie and i may have put a bad taste in a lot people's mouths for me, but it really touched me that even though things happened the way the did, tamantha would still write to me and be just as friendly as she had before, even though she had every right to write me off.
i tried for a while to find you yourself to offer my condolences, but until yesterday i had come up empty, when i found this blog. so here i am, 8 years after we last spoke and 5 years since this tragedy, just asking if there’s anything i can do other than say how sorry i am for your loss…
lovingly,
`kris
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