Capricorn Tales

I will preface this blog with a quick shout out to Sissy Jo, who passed away from Breast Cancer a week and half before Comic Con and whose funeral we attended Monday, before heading to San Diego on Wednesday.  I note this, because I think in a way we dedicated (in our hearts) this one to her.  She was one of the soul sisters, but Sis Laura and I were determined to have fun in honor of her.  Despite a few melancholy moments (thanks to clips that brought emotions a little too close to home), I believe we succeeded. Emotions aside, Sis Laura and I set out on Preview Night, with our dear pal David from Houston, to pick up badges, shirts and misc. happiness from the exhibition floor for Sis Laura (Disney Funko Dumbo, and some art prints. wooo!).  We also found Sir Wicks, though I neglected to get a selfie of the four of us. Whoops. Sorry Fuse, maybe next time.  All in all, it was a fairly low key Preview night, used to gather our loot, ie,  Comic ...

Well, it goes without saying that the days leading up to Comic Con were anything but non-emotional.  Is that even a word?  Seriously, my mind lately. Sissy Jo, one of the three girls I call my soul sister, passed away on June 29th, her funeral was held two days before we left for Comic Con. Admittedly, this reminded me, as well, of mama being sick last year during Comic Con, so of course our 8th trip to the 'Con', was a little bluer than I think we had hoped, but we did manage to have a good time, because we know that is what Jo would have wanted.  As we all know you can't make the pain just disappear, or the sadness that comes with losing someone so important and special to your life.  As anyone could tell you, JoAnn was a force to be reckoned with, a little whirlwind of organization, love and smiles.  She loved many who were in her path and she taught us lessons of survival, never giving up and fighting the good fight. I me...