9 MONTHS LATER AND A YEAR OLDER!!!!

So, Monday it will be nine months since I lost Mike and I am another year older.  You know, I never thought about missing the flowers, wine and hang dog look because he could not think of what to get me for my birthday - yes, hang dog!!  Mike was the best for day to day living; however, he could not even come close to figuringg out what to do for me for a present!!  Every year it was flowers, wine and an apology for not knowing what to buy me!  Now, you must understand that he did not care if I spent everything we had on whatever I wanted, he just could not do it!!Sometimes it seems like it was only yesterday that I went out into that garage and other times it seems like years ago!!  Either way, it is still the greatest loss of my life!!  So tomorrow I will be leaving North Carolina for Florida, the Keys, Texas and other places west.  It has been a great time in NC.  You know, it is said there is something good in everything.  Well, that is very true.  I always knew I had good and nice sons, but this year has proven what good men they have become and the best is that I got my greatest wish granted - and that is that my sons are now my very, very good friends!!  What a lovely prize to having been the parent!!!  So now I am looking forward to visiting friends in Florida, playing some golf and moving on to satisfying the gypsy in my soul.  While Monday is a sad day, I had a wonderful 69th birthday - and all parts are still working.  Will keep you up on the future travels because I will not be in one place anymore as long as I have been in the places where my children and sisters live.  Thanks for checking.  Ricci