We made it! This blog started in January and has officially reached post 100! Some celebrating should be done… Now onto the real reason for this post…I don’t believe in celebrating Thanksgiving, but there are some things I am thankful for: 1. My husband. 2. My older brother and sister. 3. The roof over my [...]
Archive > September 2004
I’m sure not feelin’ tough…
My younger brother left for Hawaii on Wednesday of last week. He wrote everyone an email when he arrived safely, and there has been nothing from him since. I called my dad and asked for my y.b.’s address, but my dad never sent anything to me. I’m not sure if there is any particular reason [...]
Cut my lifeline, went drifting through space…
I’ve talked about so many negative events lately that I had to add something positive: tomorrow is my 5th wedding anniversary. No cringing allowed — I am not going to extol the virtues of love and all its bliss. I cannot pretend that being married has been anywhere near easy, but I can say with [...]
I should just let it go ’til they learn how to grow…
Since the end of Hurricane Ivan it has been absolutely beautiful here! Highs in the 70′s and not a cloud in sight. When I was at the park yesterday reading I had to sit in the sun to stay warm. I love Autumn.
What I gave is yours to keep…
I am feeling much, much better today. The therapy session last night forced me to continue going through the emotions instead of pushing them aside, and as much as I hated my therapist at the time, I feel infinitely better today. Kind emails from concerned friends put me over the top, and I wanted to [...]
You pretend it doesn’t bother you, but you just want to explode…
It is over. He is leaving on Tuesday, and while I have done what little I could to change his mind, nothing has worked, and so it is over. I have never in my life felt the futility I feel now. I think of things to say — cruel things, things that will cut him [...]
Listed MIA…
It has been a particularly hectic last few days, and I am far, far behind on everything. When will the slowdown come? Hopefully a full day of working tomorrow will allow me to catch up on things, which will allow for time to breathe and smile during the last half of the week. We should [...]
