"Lock the doors and close the blinds -- we're going for a ride..."

Wow -- I certainly hadn't expected to hear this news.

A lot has happened over a span of a few months -- a birth of a daughter (with paternity tests to be concluded this month) and the death of a son. 

She lived quite a life -- and although I found her to be quite annoying at times, I secretly admired her drive to so and be whatever she wanted to do -- even if it meant going against the grain.