Creative Every Day Challenge - February Theme "NIGHT"

this month has been on thats been nothing but roller coasters.  First, things start to look up and get better, then the rugs pulled out from under me and i feel like i'm suffocating on responsibilities, lies and expectations from others. 
a Year ago i lost someone pretty important.  Dusti Jo Barkley had given birth 2/14/2011.  not even a week later she was taken to the hospital for trouble breathing, in which she was put into a medically induced coma to allow medicines and procedures to take affect.  During this coma, she had  a blod clot that travelled to her brain.  Long, complicated story short, she was declared brain dead 2/24/11 and they took her off life support at midnight 2/25/2011.  She didn't even get a full week with her son, Everett Waylan Barkley.  This has been a rough year for all who knew and loved her, and it was only made harder and worse with the issues and problems that her now widow has caused.  Thankfully those of us who truly knew and cared about her have been keeping her memory going and untarnished.

Having lived up in Flagstaff for almost two years, i had found a spot that became my go to when i need to get away and think.  Hardly anyone went up there at night which made it so much easier to get away when i needed to.  Now that i've moved back down to Phoenix, i miss this spot, especially lately when things have been going south.  That is what has inspired my submission for February.  Because this spot can only be truly enjoyed at night, when it is dead silent and pitch black that you feel like you could reach out and scoop the stars from the sky.  The background picture for my blog is near the my hideaway.  The way the sky is in this picture is compareable but not exact to my view.  Yes, flagstaff is a dark city so the sky is this full and star studded.  It is an amazing place to jsut go, stare, get lost in your thoughts and relax. 
Right now with how things are going in my life, i need my spot more then ever, but must find another one if i'm to survive the trials and tribulations being thrown at me.  I do recommend finding your own safe place and enjoy it often when you need to gather your thoughts and calm down.  It makes a difference in your sanity.

My Submission:

Safe place with the two that keep me sane...

The idea for the picture came while i was just free writing.  I don't care too much for the words, but i'm pretty content with teh picture.  i was sitting at my desk at work when the inspiration hit, so i had to used what i had handy. Different types of pens and a highlighter. :)  Not my greatest piece of work, but it was definitely cathartic for me.