As her little sister, Gale has been a huge part of my life. We have always been very close. I will miss our 2-hour phone calls, the traveling we did together, the fact that she was always willing to listen to me and offer advice if I asked, and that I was always there for her as well. Until this year, she never missed a birthday with a card and a phone call (always singing happy birthday to me, even though she was embarrassed about her singing). I'll never forget the time she was visiting us in Colorado a few years ago. We have legal pot here and a must item on her to-do list was visit the marijuana store. We bought some muffins and made a plan. On her last night here, we were going to eat those muffins together. The big night came, we each ate our muffin and sat down side-by-side on the couch to watch a movie. An hour went by. I looked at her and said, "Do you feel anything?" "No, not really," she replied. I made us a cup of hot tea, thinking that would speed up the results. It was getting late. Another half hour passed. She said, "How bout now?" "Uh, kinda," I said. By this time, it was past our bedtimes. We started to giggle and then, instead of enjoying it, we said good night. That was so stupid but, Gale, I love you and miss you so much. I guess that wasn't the first stupid thing we did together.