My kids and I watch Black-ish together. Since I was away for so long this year, we just started to watch this season last night. The first episode was about death and grieving. 

I saw on my “memories” list  on Facebook today that it’s been three years since my good friend Keshia Simone Pegues suddenly passed away.

I told my kids that it took me about a year after her death to really process it. One day while I was listening to a song she and I used to like, I just lost it. Cried my eyeballs out. 

I’m glad I did. I had to get those feelings out and grieve. 

I still think about her from time to time and last night was one of those moments. As we were watching the show, I told them this story and almost cried again. 

Hug your loved ones because tomorrow is never promised. I miss my old friend and will never forget the thousands of times we laughed together while I lived in D.C.