A fond memory on a hard day

I've been thinking a lot about my Uncle Mitchell today... 1 yr ago today my mom called me to tell me that he was gone. I don't remember a lot about that day because I had a huge breakdown, but I remember how bad it hurt. I've tried not to think about it a lot today - I'm trying to stay as stress free as possible at the end of this pregnancy (I KNOW the stress of a newborn, so I'm enjoying my zen now). So I haven't had any breakdowns today, but I have had several memories and I wanted to share one... I don't know exactly which birthday it was, but I remember one birthday in Atlanta when my Uncle Mitch picked me up from school. He was in his white truck... the same truck that I kicked out of gear one time while parked and started rolling down a hill - but that's another memory. Anyway - Uncle Mitch carried me to McDonalds for a milkshake and I chose Strawberry. I also remember that I was wearing one of my birthday gifts - a pink sweatshirt. At the time, we lived down a bumpy road, so of course, when he got to my road I spilled milkshake all over my new sweatshirt. I was getting pretty worked up thinking I was going to get in trouble (by my mom) when my Uncle Mitch looked over at me and grinned and said "Don't worry about it Princess, they're both pink, nobody will ever know!" Course I giggled and it became our secret from my mother.... I have thought about that day many times since and it's one of my favorite memories of my uncle. That's just the way it was with him - he could keep all your secrets... and was one of the most fun people in the world. I'm going to quit writing now because I am gettnig upset - but I wanted to share that story of him. Thanks for reading.