So glad we are done with January!

It was harder than I thought. The first was our anniversary. UGH! The 16th was the six-month anniversary of his passing. The 19th was his 65th birthday. And if he were still here, he would have done it big! For his 50th, he took us on a 15 day cruise through the Panama Canal. I can't help wonder what he would have done for his 65th? He was always chatting about taking a world cruise.So I cried a bit. Then I decided to go buy a case of our favorite wine. It's made locally. I'm not a drinker - the last case we bought, I gave every bottle away as a gift. But that night, the 19th, I came home and opened a bottle and had a glass.As I sat here in tears, I decided to FaceTime my sister who winters in Yuma AZ. She said, "come on down" so I packed my car and left the next morning! Was I "running away"? I think perhaps I was. I spent 2 weeks in Yuma, and did a 2 day drive over to San Diego to visit the ocean for the second time in 2 months! I soaked up the sun. Decided to start on a low carb diet. Had numerous "awakening" moments. And about 10 days into the trip, our youngest sister called and said she wanted to join us so she flew down and spent 5 days then drove home with me.Some of my ah-ha moments:1) I have too much black in my wardrobe. That's been going on for the last few years. I need to brighten it up. So I went shopping in Yuma and San Diego. Not real s...
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