And so it goes, a year later.
Hello Kiddies,
As we've mentioned here before, it's been a rough month. Bitterly cold days, brutally long days, strife and stress,all of which led to some really soul crushing depression. Of course, we've been looking at today.
A year ago, I had just moved into this apartment. We were starting to get settled in, and it was a pretty positive and optimistic time. I always liked the promise of early Spring. The day I got the call my Mom was in the hospital, I remember it being like a blur. Then barely a few days later, she was gone. We were all there when they turned off life support and I watched the strongest person I had known in my life slip away. And that was it.
What to say? Not much. For the past few weeks, I've been reaching out to folks, for no reason immediately apparent, just to say that I loved them. To say they were on my mind. Because you never know if you won't have the chance. I don't remember the last time I spoke to Mom before that, it was probably something trivial and I thought annoying at the time.
If you love someone, tell them. Hold them close, share a thought, a smile, or something else. My Mom was fond of saying that we don't get a guarantee in life and that's very true.
If you're reading this and I never told you, or told you a hundred times, I love you and thanks for being here. I miss you Mommy, and I am glad you were there just the same.
Rest in Peace Mom, 4/20/39 - 3/29/13
As we've mentioned here before, it's been a rough month. Bitterly cold days, brutally long days, strife and stress,all of which led to some really soul crushing depression. Of course, we've been looking at today.
A year ago, I had just moved into this apartment. We were starting to get settled in, and it was a pretty positive and optimistic time. I always liked the promise of early Spring. The day I got the call my Mom was in the hospital, I remember it being like a blur. Then barely a few days later, she was gone. We were all there when they turned off life support and I watched the strongest person I had known in my life slip away. And that was it.
What to say? Not much. For the past few weeks, I've been reaching out to folks, for no reason immediately apparent, just to say that I loved them. To say they were on my mind. Because you never know if you won't have the chance. I don't remember the last time I spoke to Mom before that, it was probably something trivial and I thought annoying at the time.
If you love someone, tell them. Hold them close, share a thought, a smile, or something else. My Mom was fond of saying that we don't get a guarantee in life and that's very true.
If you're reading this and I never told you, or told you a hundred times, I love you and thanks for being here. I miss you Mommy, and I am glad you were there just the same.
Rest in Peace Mom, 4/20/39 - 3/29/13