Thanks Megan

Megan was one of those people who could absolutely change your whole day, whole week actually, with a few simple words. 

“Ooohhhh, counter part, I love that shirt!”  

Your day changed. Maybe insignificant to some. Maybe just said in passing. Maybe made the difference I needed on a tough college week that wasn't going my way. Maybe she knew I needed it, no, no she knew. 

Thanks Megan. 

Megan was one of those people who didn't always have things go her way. Her life was a big story of the ways things didn’t go right, but how it didn’t matter, and being her friend you saw how positive energy and a real smile is all that mattered.  

"So what had happened was"

She is the poster child for smiling through adversity. If there was a spokes person for "So what had happened was" memes it would be Megan. It is why she was so good at showing you, and telling you, that you got this, just smile, we will get through it, because she showed you how. Her face told you it was going to be okay, and she was right. 

Thanks Megan. 

Megan was one of those people who lit up a room. Everyone turned to see her enter, everyone was happy to see, and everyone needed in their life. I needed her, and man I am not sure what I would have done had we not met. Not sure what I will do without her now. 

"Hey, what are you doing next Friday?" 

You'd have to ask, why... "Okay well this person I met, who knows my so and so, inviting me to this thing, and I don't really want to go, but let's go cause it will have a nice open bar and I'll go if you go with me". How could you say no to all of that, and yes she said in like 2.5 seconds. Yeah we had fun. 

Thanks Megan. 

Megan was that friend, that when you complained that as a single dad (when N was a baby) that they never have baby changing stations in the men's room. One weekend when I said I got to go change N when out with friends on a weekend that I had N... 

"I'll take her, don't worry I know what I am doing." 

She grabbed the diaper bag and went before I could talk her out of it. When she came back, explained, how only Megan could, how they didn't even have a changing station, she did it on the sink counter top, and was pissed that dad's always have to do that. She helped, with a smile, without being asked, and of course had a Megan story from it. 

Thanks Megan. 

Megan would drop everything for you. It's how we bonded early in our friendship on 9-11 (read that story). Or like how each time I visited Boston, no matter how short of notice I gave her, she made time. We had our last drink together there in late 2019. We did yoga together just over a month ago (virtually). 

"Wanna see my new Mini Cooper?" 

She knows I love cars. Last time I saw her she showed off her car.  It's who she was, to be about you, to make sure you were smiling, to make sure her friends had fun. I needed this reminder of that, as I face work stress, life challenges, and everything 2020 is throwing at us, like her being gone now... I needed this reminder that positive energy and a real smile, is what we all need. 

Thanks Megan. 

Thanks for positive energy and real smiles. Thanks for inviting me to bartend Baker parties. Thanks for awesome MGCA trips. Thanks for always making it feel like it would be okay. Thanks for all the great wedding dates and salsa dancing. Thanks for never judging me. Thanks for the ice luge and epic Memorial Day parties. Thanks for being the rare friend that would say love you. Thanks for always being 180% you. 

Thanks Megan for being a gift to all of us, for being our positive energy when we needed it, for being our smile when ours was missing. We will do our best without you, just how you would have told us to. Love you.