December 11, 2017 The printer just made the cycling noise that lets me know you are here. So I started blabbing to you. I think you may be around at other times, but when I hear this, I jump at the chance that you’re trying to tell me you’re here. I love you. You know…
Category: Letters to Rick
The little losses
Now that I’ve been in mourning for more than 4 months, I think this grief thing is pretty predictable: I’ll wake up each morning and immediately notice your absence. I’ll either bury the thought and jump out of bed, or – on the weekends – I’ll bury myself deeper under the covers and begin remembering…
The Ikea Furniture
Dear Rick, Remember when we picked out the new living room furniture together? It was a little more than a year before you died. I took photos. The date on the pictures is May 22, 2016 – around 12:30 pm. We didn’t even have a clue about what was ahead as we enjoyed ourselves on…
Home Depot
Dear Rick, How could I so easily forget the one place that has so much meaning, the place that would be so difficult to return to without you? Home Depot was a huge part of our marriage. It started at Lester’s, when we were planning to buy his house on land contract. We put a…
Thoughts on my birthday
Thoughts on my birthday. I’m feeling so much love from my family and friends. I couldn’t make it without their support. I went alone to get my biopsy results. It was lonely, sitting there all by myself in the doctor’s examining room, waiting to find out if the biopsy results were negative. Rick was always…
Taco Bell Hot Sauce
Dear Rick, Matt stopped by my desk to discuss hot sauce. He mentioned remembering that Brandon had been saving Taco Bell taco sauce packets at one time. Wow….remember when Brandon saved hot sauce packets and put them in a giant box and wrapped and gave it to you for Christmas? God, that was funny. You…
Friday, 11/17/2017
Dear Rick, When using the broken vase analogy, my counselor said to pick out some beautiful pieces and make a mosaic. I think of that often, as I try to decide what to take from our marriage on my new solo journey – my very painful foray into the future without you. It’s work-at-home Friday….
The award you weren’t here for
I won an award at work today and you weren’t here to share the joy with me. You were here when I found out I was being nominated. I just assumed you’d be here to find out if I won. I’ll use the money toward the MacBook you insisted I need. You were planning to…
Thoughts this morning
Dear Rick, I watched Danielle this morning – your job. I got up at 6:30am and, while she watched TV, I went into your office and uploaded MFTH blog pictures – your job. I drove Danielle to school – your job. As I was driving down Harrison, I thought how odd it was, this strange…
Thursday, November 9, 2017
Dear Rick, There are so many things that I wish you were here for. I think you would have been pleased to see me out with Cindy and the kids the other night. I think you would be happy that we are doing Thanksgiving together this year, even though you are gone. They are and…