My first holiday season without him has not even started yet
and I am already overwhelmed! Although
there were many years of huge family celebrations recent years have been spent
reveling in the quiet, the memories and each other. Halloween, Thanksgiving, and Christmas had
become more about looking back with gratitude and sometimes amazement that we
even survived the 2 boys (now grown with their own families). There were lots
of stories both funny and harrowing! We
had done our share of “Norman Rockwell” holidays, some worked for us, others
did not. We had spent years redefining how we celebrated the holidays and it
was good. As Halloween approaches, I
gave the yard decorations to my son and will be going over there to see our granddaughter
trick or treat. Part of me is looking forward
to it….the other part is already mourning that we will not be passing out our
own treats and giggling together at how excited the little ones are to get
candy and their costumes. It is not the
big things I miss so much…it is the little ones.
"Fear" Jazmine Sullivan
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