Category: Life Today
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The House that hubs Built
We moved. You might have guessed from my last post which took me over thirty days to recover from.But we did relocate. In May of 2016 (yeah, like 20 months ago) Hubs texted asking where I was. “Hey! Where are you?” “Um. Fort Lauderdale?” “Florida?”“Yeah.”“Home soon?”“5ish”“Come look at a house.” And so I landed……from Florida and…
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In This House
Tonight is the last night in this house. I am a bit of a mess. It’s caught me by surprise. But in this house…..In this house my husband made me dinner when we were dating. I drove up and thought “where the hell is Loveland?” In this house I said yes. In this house I…
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I Love You the Way I Learned how to Ride a Bike……Scared but Reckless- Rudy Francisco Part one
The summer after we lost Samantha I rode my bike.I rode it thousands of miles. Thousands.I felt my heart beat furiously, pounding to beat out of my chest. I took in every wispy breath; my lungs cursing my legs for more oxygen. I took in my grief and breathed out a hope for solace and peace.…
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Your Charity Gives me Gas
A couple months ago, I picked up a friend from the airport for a girl’s weekend. It was early. We were meeting other friends for brunch but due to her early arrival, we both needed a Starbucks. Desperately. We pulled into the intersection driving my new fancy car and waited for the light to change.…
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Embrace your people
My senior year in high school I dated a young man who was searching for his identity. In the meantime he introduced me to great morose music. The Smiths, Morrissey, Kate Bush….Kate Bush and Peter Gabriel. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dduZbDFCG_E In times of uncertainty, I go back to this musicIn this proud land we grew up strongWe were…
Samsmom: Life, Joy, Loss and Loving your Mitochondria 