Candace Lee Tindall, my cousin would of have been 29 today...which is so hard for me to grasp! On July 12, 2004 she died in a fatal car accident at the age of 22 on her way back to Ole Miss! Candace was a senior at Ole Miss and a devout Rebel fan! She had a zest for life that was contagious! Everyone that was around her knew she didnt mix words much and always cut the chase when it came to the truth! She was always so fun to be around and normally had comments that were always real timely. I looked up to Candace and always had a blast when I was around her! She is someone that changed my life for the better.
When Candace left that Monday morning on her way back to school we had plans for me to accompany her! Plans fell through... and around 12 that afternoon we had all gotten a call that Candace has passed away in the accident ... you see even though she had passed away Candace still lives on! I have often caught myself wishing she could be here to see all the many things that have happened since she left us. I wish that she could see how far I have come along with so many others in my family... i wish she could see how beautiful her little niece and nephew are and how much they would of loved her if she were here.... but then i remind myself that Candace is still with us... she sees everything! She is spending eternity in a place that it is so amazing that no one could put into words!I find myself at family functions capturing moments in my head that I wish she could see! Candace would be so proud!.... but she sees them... and she is one heck of a guardian angel while watching...
There is not a day that I do not wake up and think about her, listen to a John Mayer song come on the radio ( her favorite) or see her cross on the side of the highway on my way to Oxford,or drive into an apartment complex of my friends and pass hers on the way, and since the first day that I ve been a student at Ole Miss there has not been a day I've not walked out on to campus and thought of her, or walked into a class room and wondered if she once sat in the same room! Tailgating is when i think of her the most.. besides her sport she devoted so much time to,Tailgating in the Grove was one of her favorite pass times!
I am a better person because I knew her! I think everyone could agree with that statement for their own personal relationships with Candace also!
So sweet angel above us this song is for you! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X_m0B7J9cx4&feature=related
... I love you, Happy Birthday, and Hotty Toddy!
“A friend is someone who understands your past, believes in your future, and accepts you just the way you are.”
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