She said, "It's all gonna end and it might as well be my fault."

The reason I chose the particular phrase I did for my tombstone is because I’ve always been very attached to the expression “When I get to Heaven, I don’t want to arrive in pristine condition. I want to slide in sideways, beat up and winded, then jump onto my feet and say ‘WOW, what a heck of a ride!’” I want to live my life that way, so that, one day, I can look back and say those words were true. I rode the roller coaster, I danced in the rain, I lived life to the fullest extent that I could live it. I want to be able to say that I wasn’t afraid to take that leap with someone, for someone, or just for the sake of leaping. I’ve always held the firm idea that life is supposed to be full of… Well, life. I’m not showing up to Heaven like it’s some garden party I’ve been invited to; I’m sliding in like I’ve just won the Daytona 500 and it’s time to do some victory donuts.

Note: My tombstone was -

“Here I am, God,

sliding in sideways,

just like I promised.”