With a heavy heart

I will be away for a few days coming up and wanted to give everyone a heads up in case I am not as quick as usual in responding to e-mails and such.

Liz and I will be traveling to Pennsylvania Wednesday to attend her grandmother's funeral. She passed away this past Saturday, August 23. I wish that I'd had the opportunity to meet and get to know her as I've heard wonderful stories about her. Liz and I had talked about visiting her on a few different occasions, but we never got the opportunity to do so, which makes me sad. It also saddens me immensely to see Liz and her family so filled with sadness over their loss.

With my father having only passed away last December (also on the 23rd) I'd hoped that there would not be such pain and sorrow in either of our families for some time to come.

We will return from our trip on Friday, so by the weekend or early next week I should be able to catch up on e-mail correspondence. Thanks for your patience and understanding.