Remembering Scott

  Seven years ago, Scott made this fake "First Book of Worms" cover for our friend's daughter's 4th birthday. She was very happy to learn that her present was not a book of worms after all.

Last November, my Dad told me that he wanted to see Neuschwanstein Castle, Salzburg, Vienna, Lake Hallstatt in Austria, and Venice. He also noted that he was 81 and that he "needed to do these things quick." I was in the middle of unexpectedly buying a house and not exactly in the mood to plan a big family trip, but my sisters and I agreed that we needed to make this happen. (Side note: Never underestimate the power of clearly communicating your wishes and expectations in your relationships.) I think the pandemic and Scott's illness made us all realize how uncertain and fleeting life can be, and that we needed to seize every opportunity to make happy memories together. So I'm grateful that I was to be able to go on this trip with my parents and sisters over the past two weeks. We started with a guided tour through Munich, Salzburg, and Vienna. My sisters joined us in Vienna, and we did a day trip to Hallstatt and then took a train to Venice. Early in the trip, I had a...