Hi everyone!
What a strange feeling knowing that today marks one year since Sam passed away. As my mom knew this day was coming, she told one of her friends that “if she didn’t dread Halloween enough before, she sure is dreading it now,” to which her friend replied “you know that Sam would want you to pick apples, play in the leaves, and dress up like a witch… but you only get to be a witch for one day!” I know that Sam would indeed want us to be happy and enjoy the holiday by dressing up, going out, and eating too much candy. I have such good memories of the Halloweens Sam and I spent together. Since she was allergic to chocolate, Carisa, Tony and I would always sit around after trick-or-treating and trade her all of her chocolate for our Skittles and Starburst (boy did she get the raw end of the deal!) I also have such fun memories of her and I getting dressed up for Halloween 3 years ago, the day before she and I learned she had cancer. We were living together in college, and were hanging out at our apartment with some of our friends. We took pictures of us in our costumes for us to keep, and then separate ones that in Sam’s words, “would make our daddy proud of his little girls.” She didn’t have a worry in the world.
I hope that on this day, you are all able to remember the happy times you had with Sam, and recall what it is that you loved so much about her. I loved her laugh, and the way she always thought of everyone else before herself. I loved the way that it always only took 5 minutes after us getting in a fight for her to walk in my room and tell me she was bored of not talking to me, and asked if I wanted to play. I loved that she never cared what anyone else thought about her and she was never afraid to just be herself. I loved that I never had to worry about being hungry because she was always there to either eat fatty foods with me or cook me gourmet meals in her apron with a dishcloth draped across her shoulder while I did my sole job of setting the table. I loved that Sam was constantly teaching her family life lessons. Whether she was teaching Tony how to treat girls, Carisa how to conquer high school, me how to grow up and act my age, or my parents how to have a successful marriage, she was always helping everyone become a better person. Where she gained this maturity and knowledge, I’ll never know… maybe from our Nonnie. Whatever it is you loved about Sam, try to remember it today and let her live through you by going out, having a wonderful weekend, being happy, and loving everyone around you.
November is National Pancreatic Cancer Awareness Month. In honor of Sam, her passing, and this upcoming month of awareness, I will be making a donation to the fight against cancer.
As some of you know, I work as an independent beauty consultant for Mary Kay. The company is amazing and I’m absolutely loving everything about it. One of the nice things about owning your own business, is that you can decide for yourself what you do with your income. For the entire month of November, I will be giving a portion of all my sales to the Transplant Foundation. As you all know, this foundation is very close to the hearts of our family, as it is one of the main reasons Sam lived as long as she did. Especially with Christmas and gift shopping around the corner, I am hoping to be able to give a decent donation. Please feel free to check out our products, or just learn more about the company, on my website www.marykay.com/alexcipolla. Orders can be placed directly through my website, and my contact info is listed there as well.
Much love,
Alex
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