Life is too Short and Paige Died

Chris and I went to Mt. Juliet for our friend Paige's Memorial last night.  We knew Paige in the 1990's. She dated a horse trainer friend of ours and we'd travel to shows.  Often we stayed with her parents when we were driving through to somewhere.  Paige was a one of a kind women.   She was 43 Sunday.  Her birthday was celebrated in Heaven (if God does kinds of things) as she died several days prior.  

Wedding Day

I still cannot believe she passed.  Paige and I connected on Face Book about a year ago After not seeing each other since 1999 or 2000.  We Face Booked back and forth some.  She wanted to see me and Chris again.  She was going to go to Murfreesboro in October to watch him show.  


I knew she was terminal.  But Paige didn't talk time lines with me.  So I felt we had plenty of time for the visit in October.  I had to go to a couple of trainings for work and drove past Mt Juliet.  But was behind to get to the facility and no time to stop.  We talked about meeting up at other times for dinner or a visit.  The timing never worked out!  Why didn't it work out!  I so regret that it didn't.  Paige wanted to see me.  I should have moved Heaven and Earth to see her.  But once again, thought we had much time and would see her in October at the horse show.






Now Paige is gone and the effort I made to go visit wasn't good enough.  I am angry, so angry and disappointed in myself for not seeing her.  Not a selfish way at looking what I missed out on.  But in a way that I hurt Paige in not seeing her when she wanted me to. 

Paige at a horse show with us 1998

She was an amazing woman.  So funny.  I wish everyone I know could have met her once.  I'd been excited and proud for people to have met her as my friend.  She was country girl through in through who could rope, ride and barrel race and just about everything else.  She loved her horses and cattle.  She loved her little girl and family.

Paige went to Germany for some experimental treatment--last ditch effort for her and her family.  She came home and died a week or so later.  Her family had posted the treatment didn't work in Germany and she was resting at home and would not be taking any phone calls or on Face Book,  I had immediately wanted to call her but with the post understood I shouldn't.  It was several days later the post was on her page from a family member that Paige had died.

We just never know in life........what will happen next...............
with that, how much time is left..................

Paige Nash Morris, Terry Allen, Chris and Me
December AQHA show in Shelbyville. Full weekend
of Roping, Reining, Cowhorse along with the Four F's:
Food, Fellowship and Fun