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flashback…

16 Wednesday Oct 2013

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tonight I had a flashback to the night George died… haven’t had one in months…

not sure what triggered it, although I’ve seen a few commercials lately talking about how fire fighters and paramedics have saved people having heart attacks…

went completely cold as I relived the police at the door, the drive to the hospital, seeing him, calling the girls, dealing with all the things that had to happen…

made me sad and just a tiny bit sorry for myself…

been thinking a lot lately of so many who are struggling in their lives and their relationships… remembering our struggles over the years, but how we were lucky and blessed to always come out on the positive side… it really is amazing to marry the love of your life and still feel that way after forty years…

been talking a bit recently with the little boys and a few others about how much I miss holding hands walking down the street… we always held hands whenever we were out and about… now, if I am very lucky one of the little boys will deign to hold my hand for a short period, lol…

the other day they picked me up a ghost pumpkin because they know how I love to decorate for Halloween… makes me think I need to get out the boxes and put some ghostly things out…

ghost pumpkin that needs some eyes before going onto the front step...

ghost pumpkin that needs some eyes before going onto the front step…

Beauty wherever you are…

26 Saturday Jan 2013

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beauty, blessing, end-of-day chats, missing, sorry for myself, take the time, Technology, tinged with sadness, trees, winter wonderland, wouldn't cooperate

last week on Saturday I was up early enjoying the beauty of the tropical setting… beautiful palm trees, lush vegetation with lots of blooming flowers, tropical breezes… it was amazing…

outside my room a week ago...

outside my room a week ago…

this morning as I sit here I am looking out on a winter wonderland… the ground is a pure white, the trees are outlined in snow and the sun is rising behind me… truly a gorgeous morning…

trees outlined with snow...

trees outlined with snow…

what a blessing to have the opportunity to enjoy such diverse sights…

it always amazes me how beauty is usually out there, but we don’t always take the time to see it…

last night it was an effort to get ready for a hot tub and when I got out there it was beautiful… there was a fresh skiff of snow over everything so as I walked to the hot tub in my slippers I had to be careful not to step too fast and get snow in them and I left a lovely trail of prints in the snow… the top of the tub was covered in snow as well and looked pristine…

then I tried to open the cover… and it wouldn’t cooperate…  it was too cold to run in and get some water to melt the frozen strap, so I came back in and went to bed, lol…

to and from the hot tub, but not in it...

to and from the hot tub, but not in it…

the funny thing is that I had been feeling a bit sorry for myself before I went out, missing George… I was particularly missing the end-of-the-day chats where we would share how the day had gone… I had wanted to tell him about my experience at work trying to show my colleagues a slide show of the vacation highlights… he would have laughed about the fact that I couldn’t get one of the computers to show the pictures without distorting them and how we ended up huddled around my desktop checking them out… and he would have enjoyed the story about the special treat that a colleague brought in for me…  I thought I was over missing that particular piece of our life, but apparently it will continue to come and go…

cedars in their snow outfits...

cedars in their snow outfits…

I continue to see the beauty around me, even when in some moments it is tinged with a little sadness…

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