Big gay rainbow in the sky... literally

Earlier this week a good friend/ex g/f of sorts.. passed away...
She was 31.

All week I have been reeling from this news... It's like everything suddenly stopped and was in slow motion... nothing made sense. How could this be?!

Today I rented a car, so I can make the trip to her wake & funeral in the upcoming days ahead... Since I felt the next two days are going to be quite heavy and sombre, I decided to dedicate my day to driving around, spending time with friends, and finding things that made me smile - even if for a moment.

I touched base with a friend from elementary school.. a friend who, I know has also had her share of major loss recently (both her best friend and her father have recently passed) - so, she seemed like the perfect person, to have by my side, as we could both use some lighter days.

This trip was also a sort of dry-run at driving to Toronto - as I haven't really driven since all my health/concussion/seizure/issues.

On our way back home, a giant bright shiny rainbow glimmered in the sky... I pointed it out, and said.. 'there's a big gay in the sky' .. and smiled warmly as I thought about my friend...

Then, without thinking I said "Hi Lizzy" .. and kissed my hand and reached up towards the sky..

As we approached the Burlington Skyway it began to rain quite a bit, yet it was still bright - and the oddest thing happened... There in front of the car... was the rainbow.. I motioned to my friend, and said "Look, it's almost as if it's guiding us" .. and then without thinking said: "Guide us home Lizzy!"

The rainbow kept up the entire skyway, yet as we came off the bridge, it faded, and the rain really began to pour down. At one point, I could barely see in front of us...

Again, before I knew it I said "Hey, Lizzy, do you think you could ease up on the rain though please?" ... and so help me.. 1-2 minutes later.. The rain completely stopped. As in - nothing. No sprinkles, no spitting. Nothing.

My friend and I just sat there in silence for a moment.. till finally I managed to articulate my thoughts - "ummm... did that just happen???"

My friend nodded, and said "you know.. if I hadn't of been sitting here, I wouldn't have believed it myself..."

Perhaps this was all just a series of really odd coincidences.

Perhaps...

Whatever it was.. it gave me goosebumps... and a little bit of peace about a dear friend/lover... she will be missed dearly.. but never forgotten... nor will that moment on the Skyway.