It's part habit, part identity. We.... I say "we" meaning Todd and I. It's been Todd and I for the past 27 years. "WE decided to...." -or- "WE need to...." -or- "WE should....." But I'm no longer part of a "we". Now it's just I or me. And that sucks. I tried to think of … Continue reading I or Me, not We
Month: August 2017
23 Years
Today would have been our 23rd wedding anniversary and we would have been together for 27 years. That's a long time. We would have discussed how we wouldn't get each other anything and he would have had bought me flowers and a gift anyway because he "just couldn't not buy me a gift." We probably … Continue reading 23 Years
Colorado
Last week the kids and I took our first family vacation since Todd died. I had planned a trip that was nothing like anything we had ever done before as a family in hopes of creating new memories. We flew out of College Station and into Colorado Springs last Tuesday evening - my family of … Continue reading Colorado
6 Months
Today is August 2, 2017.... 6 months since my title changed from "wife" to "widow". Six LONG months. Six months without his smile, his laugh, his goofy sense of humor. There isn't a day that goes by that I am not constantly thinking of him. Missing him. It's hard. I've realized things I miss that I … Continue reading 6 Months