Well, I'm back at work. It is going to be a hard day with everyone coming up and offering their condolences. I'm pretty teary today.

We had a beautiful funeral service for Kathy. The music was gorgeous, the message was uplifting. The church was full: probably 300 people. After the service we had a party complete with margaritas and beer (Kathy would have insisted.) It was a celebration of life. We had 54 pink balloon -- one for each year of her life -- that we released at the end of the party. Kathy would have enjoyed the day, the family, the friends, the love, the frivolity.

The Houston Chronicle did a feature story about her in the Sunday paper as someone who had struggled with cancer but never had lost perspective for what is truly important in life. It was a fitting tribute.