On the whole last year was really a wonderful year for us. Alot of really good things happened for our family and looking back im very grateful for the year we had and the blessings we recd.
Jan. Was a sad month for me as it was the first anniversary of my sweet mother passing away. I was weepy the whole month, moreso the first couple of weeks which was her anniversary of when she was in the hospital for a while and then passed away. It didnt help that Ralphs mom also started the year being in the hospital the same weeks, passing away around the same time and then funeral the day before my mums the year before. It just made me re live so much sadness i was still carrying from the year before. I didnt have a relationship with Ralphs mother, thats not putting her down, thats just saying how it was. So i admit i really didnt have any feeling one way or the other last jan over what was going on. I felt sad my husband was going though it as i knew what it felt like but for myself there really was nothing. I didnt know her and her me. Just the way it was. But what was going on really made me go though my own experience with my own mother once again and it was like i was re living it. So that was very hard. I was very weepy but all tears were for my own mother if that makes sense. It might sound bad but thats the way it was. I had found also that when anyone else died i was weepy but it wasnt for them but for my mom. I think it must be part of losing someone you love very much. Guys really do handle things so much better. Ralph knew she was going to a better place and i wish i could be more like him in handling the loss of someone i love. But anyway it was sad that we both lost our mothers during the same time a year apart. On the plus side Jan was a happy month with our premie grandaughter Leanna Elizabeth doing so well and coming home from the NICU.
Feb, March, April. Normal family times and a few trips. Ralph, Cory and i went to England to spend time with my family in March. Ralph and i also flew to Longbeach CA to spend the weekend with Hayley and Aaron before he got deployed.
May, Ralph and i celebrated 25 wonderful years of marriage together. (And they said it wouldnt last!!!!!!). He took me to Seattle for a wonderful four day weekend. It was wonderful.
June, Ralph, Dad, Lucy and i went to Hawaii for nine days to visit Hayley and have some summer fun. We put a lot into that trip and saw pretty much the whole island. Also our grandbaby Jayson first birthday.
July, Ralph and i and Lucy went to New York, She had made the Rockettes Summer Camp and learnt all there routines and then got to show them to us at a show end of week. Lots of fun.
Aug, Sept. Normal family stuff. Dads Green card got approved and he could finally move out here with us. He had applied for it after mum passed away.
Oct. Was a sad month cause sweet Astra lost her battle with CF. Beauitful young 20 year old girls with there whole lifes ahead of them should not be passing away. For the first time tho since my mum passed away i was able to cry for someone else passing away so thats a good thing. What she taught all of us during her short 20 years are lessons we all will always remember. Love you Astra. Live, Love, Breathe.
Nove, Thanksgiving and a time to feel blessed for all we have. What made it so special was that Aaron came home the day before from deployment.
Dece, Always a wonderful month for our family. Another time to spend time with the people you love. So important tho to always love and treat people the same all year round and not just during that season. I hope we can always remember that. It was made more special by the fact that Hayley and Aaron got engaged and came to visit us from Hawaii. Last night we had family pictures done, the first for many years. Excited to see them. It was a wonderful week of seeing the whole family and spending time together. Dad also moved out this month so we really were all together which is very rare for us.
Well might not seem very exciting to some but for us the year was perfect. Theres so much more i could say and pictures i could post but i know pictures of speical events have already been posted so i wont post them again. Just want to thank my family for being the wonderful people they are. You guys really do Rock My World.
Love you tons.
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