Happy Birthday Trav!

Today is Travis' birthday. He was Necon's bestfriend since they were very young. They grew up playing baseball together just about year round. We all went to high school together, and Trav would probably try to take some credit for getting Necon and me together! We got older and spent some years where we didn't see eachother as much, but a few years ago we started playing ball together again...co-ed!! Trav's dad (Pop to us now...) was our coach, just like he used to coach the boys all those years while they were growing up. Travis was without a doubt one of the smartest people I know. He was extremely talented in many areas: sports, academics, music. He was extremely caring and genuinely concerned for others. He loved to hunt...he and Necon would go out hunting anything they could find to hunt at any time of the day or night. They had also started mountain biking down some pretty serious trails around Little Rock. Travis would come back to our apartment bleeding and in need of nursing care and Necon never had a scratch. I never had to ask why this was, because I already knew. They would sit at the top of the trail and Necon would get Trav to go first. Once he saw the way NOT to go, he would go another way. That was pretty much the story of their life! Travis died May 31st last year. It has been a tough road since then, especially for Necon. We are going to the cemetery today when Necon gets off work. It is the first time we have been since the week of the funeral. It is very hard for me to know how sad Necon is and I am not really sure what to say, but just pray for us and especially Pop and OG. Today is hard for all of us...

Necon, Trav and Tash back in the day...

Necon and Trav before Junior/Senior (our equivalent of Prom...)

Necon and Trav after winning the state baseball tournament their Senior year