Edge of Seventeen

Well then suddenly...
There was no one...
left standing In the hall...
yeah yeah...
In a flood of tears
That no one really ever heard fall at all

Oh I went searchin' for an answer...
Up the stairs... and down the hall
Not to find an answer...
Just to hear the call
Of a nightbird
... singing...


Come away... come away...



Not sure many people know this, but Edge Of Seventeen was written after John Lennon's death and the death of Stevie Nicks' uncle...it's about a sense of loss that you can't really explain. The type of loss that makes you cry from the sadness within, but then makes you appreciate everything you have... Carpe diem!

Mr. Chad and I are not lighting a unity candle. We already feel united (most families are not intertwined like ours...LOL)...and I think unity candles are weird...LOL--always have for some odd reason.

However, we both love candles and the ethereal feel they add to the ceremony, so we've decided to light candles for the grandmothers we've lost and light one to honor his grandmother that will not be able to attend due to health complications. The sense of loss that we have for our grannies can not be put into words, nor can we show it by lighting a candle...but the happiness we have for still having his one grandmother around is priceless. Carpe diem!

17,16,15,14,13...and so on. I hope you will stick with me.