Today my brother Austen would have been 24. We're only 16 months apart. I loved having a brother so close in age. Growing up I always had a playmate and a partner in crime when it came to picking on our younger two siblings, William and Anabelle. William didn't even come around until 1992, so for years it was just the two of us. And eventually we became 4 (siblings)... and now more... and our sibling love grew. But Austen and I will always have that special bond. For those of you who don't know, my brother struggled with addiction for a long time. Thursday he lost that battle. I can't believe it's only been two days. It feels like it's been an eternity since my mom (SMom, in this post) called me to tell me. I have amazing friends from school that took me home, packed me, booked me a flight, and got me to the airport. Thank you. I couldn't have done it without you. A little about my brother... Austen, "Bubs," was someone that could always mak...
Love the pillow and stenciled ceiling! Never seen (or heard) of anything quite like that before..but its beautiful!
ReplyDeleteLove the stenciled ceiling...what a neat idea! And I LOVE the closet in an office idea. The pillow is adorable!
ReplyDeleteHey Ashleigh ~ I gave you a blog award! :)
ReplyDeletehttp://jenandjed.blogspot.com/2011/02/stylish-blogger-me.html
I LOVE the pillow......if I wasn't so sick, I'd be making that this week! Thanks for the link...I'll be using that next year!
ReplyDelete