Yesterday, Gina and I arrived safely in Bay Village, Ohio. We had a wonderful time in North Carolina. Friday night there was a Christmas Parade on Pleasure Island (which consists of Carolina Beach Kure Beach). The amazing thing was that probably half the town participated in it and the other half attended it. It was a pleasure to see everyone enjoying it so much!!
Today, however, was a little more difficult. Tuesday, it will be six months since Mike's death and it is ever present in my mind. Last Sunday, I attended the first Sunday in Advent on CB with Amy and Auri and Simon. It was a very nice service and I was happy to attend. This morning, I went to church here in Bay Village and could barely contain myself because of the upcoming reminder date. To be perfectly honest, I really thought I could think about Mike and not break down, and most of the time it is possible due to so many happy years. However, today was not one of those days. Surprisingly, I guess, this kind of day will just pop up and the only thing to do, it seems, is to let it happen. There just doesn't seem to be a way to express how much I miss him, but, oh, how I do!
On the lighter side, I really forgot how cold, cold, cold it is here. It is hard to believe that we used to go ice skating outside in just jeans and hooded sweatshirts! Today I even bought a coat for Gina because the poor little thing is a Florida dog. You can tell, because she wastes no time outside - it is take care of business and run, run for the door! I can't say that I blame her, either. Scotty has been informed by me that he might be running a lot of errands for me so I don't have to face the weather!!
Staying inside will be great, too. Shannon made a new guest room for me in yellow and blue, so I feel quite comfortable and at home. My granddaughter, Emily, wants to learn to sew, so we will be setting up the sewing machine and testing my teaching abilities. A purse is first on her list, so the first test might be a little easy. Cross your fingers for me. Thanks for tuning in. Ricci
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