Post by *~Mrs. Cooper ~* on Feb 11, 2007 19:25:39 GMT -5
My sister and her husband live in an apartment complex and like to dumpster-dive; well today while Gilbert (her husband) was out-and-about he found out that the guy above us had a heart-attack and died.
Gilbert came home with loads of boxes and goodies. We looked through them and found vintage jewelry, letters, photos, and keep-sakes.
We opened his letters he wrote to his girlfriend and thought it was terribly sad. There were literally hundreds of letters from his girlfriend/wife, Kimberly. There were also vintage photos from his childhood and jewelry probably from his/or her mother or grandmother.
We're thinking she died before he did, because all the letters were dated '98/'99, and not one after '00.
There were receipts from florists, candy boxes, photos of family and of him and her, and ID cards.
The notes were cute because most of them were all about, "Just thinking of you today so I thought I'd send you a little note saying how much I love you." as well as some sad ones, "I wish people would just leave us alone! The torture is too much! Why can't they just let us be happy?!"
There were also quite a few tiny little notes that she had put up on the mirror for him in the morning. I find it sweet that he kept it all. That's why I'm guessing she died before he did, because everyone says he lived alone, and seeing the dates were earlier, I guess he just kinda fell into a depression.
This one I thought was the sweetest of all:
I just thought this was kinda intriguing. He died a couple hours ago, and he had all these letters and things held close to him. And now my sister's husband wants to pawn it all away. We tried telling him not to but he's adamant about it; and wants to either sell it or use it in his poker game.
I was able to keep the photos and letters, but the jewelry was just the saddest of all.
Amazing how one minute we're planning our life, trying to get along by ourselves, after we've lost those those around us, deciding what to do with the things dearest to us, and the next minute you're dead and someone raids your house and pawns it all.
I know this has nothing to do with anything, really, but I just had to vent my feelings.
Gilbert came home with loads of boxes and goodies. We looked through them and found vintage jewelry, letters, photos, and keep-sakes.
We opened his letters he wrote to his girlfriend and thought it was terribly sad. There were literally hundreds of letters from his girlfriend/wife, Kimberly. There were also vintage photos from his childhood and jewelry probably from his/or her mother or grandmother.
We're thinking she died before he did, because all the letters were dated '98/'99, and not one after '00.
There were receipts from florists, candy boxes, photos of family and of him and her, and ID cards.
The notes were cute because most of them were all about, "Just thinking of you today so I thought I'd send you a little note saying how much I love you." as well as some sad ones, "I wish people would just leave us alone! The torture is too much! Why can't they just let us be happy?!"
There were also quite a few tiny little notes that she had put up on the mirror for him in the morning. I find it sweet that he kept it all. That's why I'm guessing she died before he did, because everyone says he lived alone, and seeing the dates were earlier, I guess he just kinda fell into a depression.
This one I thought was the sweetest of all:
11/14/98
Dear John,
All morning, all I have done is think about you. Each and every thought is warm and tender. Soon, I will become Mrs. Kim Early, and that has a ring to it. I get this feeling in my belly each time I think about it. Just like when I first started seeing you, your belly begins to bottom out when you go down the big hill.
I have no second thoughts about this. I do know one thing, I don't want us to become so comfortable with our life together that we forget to work at it, it is like you have always said, you get what you put uinto it, and I plan to put all I have in this upcoming marriage, and make it work. We have learned so much from our past to take life and happiness for granted.
I love you with all my heart and then some. When I look at you I see so much love in you, and it is really amazing. I hope you can see it when your looking at me, just how much I do love you. I just can't imagine nor do I ever want to think what life would be without you. You are my soulmate, and I know we were meant to be together. God, did bring us together, I really believe that.
Well, all for now. Sorry to break this to you, I won't stop writing notes or letters to you just because we say I DO!!
I love you with all my heart
Love Always, Kimber.
Dear John,
All morning, all I have done is think about you. Each and every thought is warm and tender. Soon, I will become Mrs. Kim Early, and that has a ring to it. I get this feeling in my belly each time I think about it. Just like when I first started seeing you, your belly begins to bottom out when you go down the big hill.
I have no second thoughts about this. I do know one thing, I don't want us to become so comfortable with our life together that we forget to work at it, it is like you have always said, you get what you put uinto it, and I plan to put all I have in this upcoming marriage, and make it work. We have learned so much from our past to take life and happiness for granted.
I love you with all my heart and then some. When I look at you I see so much love in you, and it is really amazing. I hope you can see it when your looking at me, just how much I do love you. I just can't imagine nor do I ever want to think what life would be without you. You are my soulmate, and I know we were meant to be together. God, did bring us together, I really believe that.
Well, all for now. Sorry to break this to you, I won't stop writing notes or letters to you just because we say I DO!!
I love you with all my heart
Love Always, Kimber.
I just thought this was kinda intriguing. He died a couple hours ago, and he had all these letters and things held close to him. And now my sister's husband wants to pawn it all away. We tried telling him not to but he's adamant about it; and wants to either sell it or use it in his poker game.
I was able to keep the photos and letters, but the jewelry was just the saddest of all.
Amazing how one minute we're planning our life, trying to get along by ourselves, after we've lost those those around us, deciding what to do with the things dearest to us, and the next minute you're dead and someone raids your house and pawns it all.
I know this has nothing to do with anything, really, but I just had to vent my feelings.
RIP John Early Jr.
RIP Kimberly Sue
RIP Kimberly Sue