I know that people who live only 500 miles north of us would welcome this weather and those even farther north would consider this a heat wave, but darn it, I'm cold and have been for days. This architecturally interesting house with 38-foot ceilings and single paned high windows was build for Houston summers and not for these cold winter days. I'll quit complaining now.
In spite of my sporadic and infrequent postings, I do put quite a bit of thought into this blog. The problem is with follow-up. In other words, I just need to have the self-discipline to sit myself down in front of the computer to write. I will continue to share my feelings and experiences as a new widow, but I've decided that I also want to write about other aspects of my life. I hope that to some, these posts will impart new information and to those of you who have been around as long as I, they will stir old memories.
I fared very well emotionally throughout the holidays. Of course, we all missed Rick but, for the most part, the season was joyous. We deliberately made some changes but held onto the most cherished family traditions. Then January 12 was Rick's birthday. I awoke at 3:00 a.m. and never went back to sleep. I cried a lot that day. This was all totally unexpected. I had been doing so well. One of the books I read on grieving said that typically there is a rough patch at about eight months. This happens when everyone is thinking "Why doesn't she get over this, for goodness sakes. It's been nearly a year." Well, I was right on time. Rick died eight months ago on January 14. I'm doing much better now.
I continue to find old friends via the Internet, and derive great pleasure in catching up on their lives. In most cases our children are now older than we were when we were last in touch. I hope to make a trip to the DFW area and have a couple of mini-reunions before too long.
I'm off to visit my niece, Donna, tomorrow. I'm packing a lot of warm clothes and don't have a set return date. There are several things she and I want to do plus we are so content just sitting side-by-side looking at magazines, doing needlework, or watching chick flicks. I think this will do me a lot of good. I haven't been away like this in a couple of years. I'm still hoping to make it to Florida in late February or early March and to Hot Springs later in the spring. Having Amy and her family living in my house allows the luxury of lengthy and/or frequent trips.
Donna is very generous in letting me use her computer. I may work on some more posts while I'm gone. Stay warm everyone!
In spite of my sporadic and infrequent postings, I do put quite a bit of thought into this blog. The problem is with follow-up. In other words, I just need to have the self-discipline to sit myself down in front of the computer to write. I will continue to share my feelings and experiences as a new widow, but I've decided that I also want to write about other aspects of my life. I hope that to some, these posts will impart new information and to those of you who have been around as long as I, they will stir old memories.
I fared very well emotionally throughout the holidays. Of course, we all missed Rick but, for the most part, the season was joyous. We deliberately made some changes but held onto the most cherished family traditions. Then January 12 was Rick's birthday. I awoke at 3:00 a.m. and never went back to sleep. I cried a lot that day. This was all totally unexpected. I had been doing so well. One of the books I read on grieving said that typically there is a rough patch at about eight months. This happens when everyone is thinking "Why doesn't she get over this, for goodness sakes. It's been nearly a year." Well, I was right on time. Rick died eight months ago on January 14. I'm doing much better now.
I continue to find old friends via the Internet, and derive great pleasure in catching up on their lives. In most cases our children are now older than we were when we were last in touch. I hope to make a trip to the DFW area and have a couple of mini-reunions before too long.
I'm off to visit my niece, Donna, tomorrow. I'm packing a lot of warm clothes and don't have a set return date. There are several things she and I want to do plus we are so content just sitting side-by-side looking at magazines, doing needlework, or watching chick flicks. I think this will do me a lot of good. I haven't been away like this in a couple of years. I'm still hoping to make it to Florida in late February or early March and to Hot Springs later in the spring. Having Amy and her family living in my house allows the luxury of lengthy and/or frequent trips.
Donna is very generous in letting me use her computer. I may work on some more posts while I'm gone. Stay warm everyone!
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