If Croatia is not on your travel list – now is the time to add it. What a beautiful country. Full of UNESCO World Heritage sites and the most beautiful coastal towns. The water is as clear and brilliantly turquoise as it looks in photos.
Read MoreWe had this quote in Adam’s funeral program. Some Days Never Come “Someday, I can take her on the cruise.” “Someday, I will have time to call and chat.” “Someday, the children will understand why I was so busy.”
Read MoreI broke my toe this summer. It slowed me down a bit, but I’m on the comeback now. Do not suggest a parent-kid softball game when no opponent shows up to play your daughter’s team and then play catcher with no gear. One fast pitch straight to my big toe took me out. I’m finally walking and running
Read MoreIt is hard to watch a friend become a widow. My journey to widowhood took about 30 minutes. Hers has taken 17 months. Different processing times. Same awful end result. The life you thought you had in front of you is over.
Read MoreBirthdays are always hard. We threw big parties. Adam cooked a lot of food. I feel his absence. Not just for me in all the planning and prep, but for my children. I hate that he is not here to see how much they have grown. It hurts my heart to know the young ages they lost their father: 6, 10, and
Read MoreIf you missed it, we took the train to Whitefish, Montana for a spring break ski trip. The train was so much fun and I loved it for a carefree one-day trek. We stayed in a village condo halfway up the mountain. None of us had skied Whitefish before so we had to get familiar with the easy slopes - find the greens and
Read MoreOur actual spring break from school was going to be spent at the Bantam State Hockey tournament in Plymouth, Minnesota, so we had to skip out a week early to get a ski trip in this year. It was the first time my kids would ski on actual mountains, instead of ski hills in Minnesota. I was nervous for them and excited. I love exposing them to new...
Read MoreMy relationship with time is forever changed. When you lose your husband so suddenly, unexpectedly, with decades ahead - it is the harshest of realities. I make less plans. I do not look so far ahead.
Read MoreI am making room for new things. Making it a priority to say yes. To go, learn, and do. I tried Nordic Thermal Cycling for the first time at Moonglade. Hot sauna. Cold plunge. Rest and recovery. I was a bit apprehensive about the cold plunge portion because I loathe being cold, but decided to give this experience a try. In 90 minutes, we cycled...
Read MoreI’ve always loved taking photos. I scheduled the newborn photo shoots and made sure we had family pictures for our annual Christmas card. I loved sending them out, but after losing Adam, I stopped. No more family photo shoots. No more Christmas cards. I look back at these and ache for the family we once were and for the pain we didn't know was...
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