Life Goals

Thanksgiving has come and gone. Christmas is set up and ready. But it still doesn't feel like the holidays. I didn't get my camera out for pictures. Mom and I haven't been talking about our 'Black' Friday deals all week. We didn't have to run out to Meijer on Thursday morning for those last-minute things. November has come to an end and as I mentioned in my last post I wanted to look past the dark to find the light, to find warmth and joy this season. Overall it was a good month. Nov 4th - Started the application process to go back to school for a Master of Science in Health Informatics Nov 5th - Mom's birthday - we celebrated with cake and chocolate/peanut butter milkshakes Nov 9th - Game Day - always fun! Nov 10th - Dad's birthday - we took him to Texas Roadhouse and spent a beautiful afternoon helping rake up some leaves. Nov 14th - So You Think You Can Dance Tour! Went with a friend and we had a blast! Those dancers are amazing! Nov...

November, December, January, & February These are the 4 darkest and coldest months of the year. I feel like this year they will be a little darker and a little colder. From tomorrow until February, the months will be flooded with memories. Sometimes it still doesn't feel real. There are days I wait for her to send me a message and ask me what we are doing that weekend or how the girls are. The tears still come and go - the girls occasionally tell me they dream about grandma and tell me often how much they miss her. A year ago tomorrow we celebrated mom's 60th birthday in Santa Claus, Indiana. It was what she wanted - a weekend of family. So, we all made arrangements and our whole family was there and mom and dad's best friends Jim & Carole. It was a weekend of love, laughter, food, games, and family pictures. From my perspective, after this weekend is when things started progressing. On election day last year, mom was walking towards the building where ...