It's Over

I am happy to report that jury duty is now over. It was a very hard case and one that I will not forget for a long time. There are a lot of pictures in my head that I need to forget. It will take time. This was a horrible crime that should not have happened. The taking of a life is never right but an innocent life of a young woman with a life time ahead of her, her unborn child in her stomach and her baby daughter in your crib in the next room. There is no excuse for that. I pray that the killer will never walk the streets again as a free man. Although we were unable to agree and give him the death penalty, I will personally do all I can in my power to keep him in jail for the rest of his life.

I have learned much about our system of justice. Both good and bad. The main thing I can say is that I admire those who work to keep us safe. We are so fortunate that we can go into a courtroom presumed innocent and have the right to stand up and defend ourselves. Our forefathers fought and many died for our right to a fair trial. I may not agree with everything that happened but I do appreciate the hard work that went in on both sides. You know about this bad in the world but our lives can be so sheltered that it is still a shock when you come face to face with it.

Luckily I had a wonderful family to fall back on and that was what helped me through it all. After the verdict, Missy brought Serif over for me to baby sit. That sweet baby fell asleep on my shoulder and I sat there and held her and kissed on her for over 4 hours. I couldn't put her down. She is the good in the world. She is all that matters. She is the future.

Today is Valentine's Day. I really don't like this holiday because it is centered around couples and that just reminds me of what I have lost. That's me feeling sorry for myself. Instead I must concentrate on how fortunate I am to have had that other half of myself for all those years and how wonderful all those other Valentine's Days were. The day will come when we will have an eternity of Valentine Day's together.

So for all of you out there with or without a special someone. Happy Valentine's Day.