When a Picture Captures a Thousand Emotions
I came across this picture of Courtney a week or so ago. And it has just stuck with me since. I can tell you exactly what Courtney was doing here based on the expression on her face and her hand gesture. She was making a joke about herself most likely. I know that look. I know that hand gesture. And I can hear her subsequent deep giggle as if she was sitting right next to me now. And I know she was happy, not only by the smile on her face, but because of a few other things going on in this picture. She was at her very favorite restaurant on the planet, Kitty's in North Reading. She was eating her favorite meal, lobster pie. I know that for an absolute fact even though there's no evidence to support it in this picture. Because she always ate lobster pie at Kitty's. And she was with her family - all of us - which always made her happy. Courtney clearly had thrown her hair up for the occasion. She was wearing no make-up on. No jewelry. But what makes me smile is, she's