tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29404177462248208612024-03-13T12:15:03.443-04:00Dees TeamDeehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14711213190607409460noreply@blogger.comBlogger1202125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2940417746224820861.post-45675684453599490672016-01-03T14:55:00.001-05:002016-01-03T14:55:38.997-05:00happy new year... <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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i'm keeping track of life. i see what's important, what can not be measured, purchased, or checked off a list. it must be felt through the hands and the heart of an awakened soul. nothing else really matters at all.</div>
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here's to an amazing 2016. </div>
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love sent, xoxoDeehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14711213190607409460noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2940417746224820861.post-46020707431896166112015-12-27T10:38:00.001-05:002015-12-29T07:07:37.373-05:00Merry Christmas from our house to yours. i was dreaming of a white christmas but it wasn't meant to be. it was crazy how warm it was. we had such a great time all being together. i hope you and your family made some great memories too.<br />
my wish for all of you this Christmas season is hope because no matter where life finds you hope<br />
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mikey in his new police outfit. this was his "i am in charge look."</div>
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wishing everyone the happiest of new year's.<br />
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love sent, xoDeehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14711213190607409460noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2940417746224820861.post-42589321706704247342015-12-11T16:13:00.000-05:002015-12-12T07:43:07.823-05:00and then it was the middle of december<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">i know i mention this all the time but time flys. i do have good intentions to blog. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">i had to get back on here to update the header photos to make them more seasonal and i also needed to get that skeleton picture off of front and center as we are waaaay past that season.</span><br />
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i actually didn't skip over thanksgiving it was a wonderful day filled with great family and lots of love and yummy food.<br />
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i love all the anticipation and excitement of Christmas. the parties, the food, the cheer! it truly is magical. what i am really hoping for this year is a simple Christmas. i am looking for less of a holiday season filled with "stuff" and more of a home filled with visitors, loud bursts of laughter, lots and lots of delicious food, excited kids running around, and of course wine!<br />
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we are getting our tree tomorrow. last year it had already been up for 2 weeks. <br />
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alas, every year is different. my mom arrived last week so we are now ready to roll. it will be bittersweet as my brother joe spent a significant amount of time with my mom each year when she visited for Christmas. our hearts will always hold that heaviness. i think that is also my problem with getting motivated on this blog - joe was one of my biggest supporters here. :( <br />
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it's easy to get lost in the holidays and there is so much to do in december . i want to try and remember that there is a time after the holidays too. a long cold winter. a time to light candles, make food, invite friends over. let's just plan to have an amazing winter season.<br />
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love sent, xoDeehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14711213190607409460noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2940417746224820861.post-88580685738166068412015-10-28T22:00:00.000-04:002015-10-28T22:00:13.179-04:00fun things...on this dreary wednesday we were a little draggy in the office today. these fun props helped to<br />
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we have been having fun with twiggy all week.<br />
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my replacement while i was on pto last week. <br />
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love sent, xoDeehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14711213190607409460noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2940417746224820861.post-69178913481448045502015-10-07T21:37:00.002-04:002015-10-07T21:38:35.921-04:00so much beauty surrounds usmy short list of beautiful things today...<br />
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i am healthy<br />
the air in this changing season<br />
the love in my life<br />
my safe warm house<br />
my morning coffee delivered with love<br />
a warm hug<br />
the scent of the fireplace<br />
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feel deeply, pay attention and notice everything. <br />
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beauty is all around us but sometimes we have to help each other see it.<br />
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love sent, xoDeehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14711213190607409460noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2940417746224820861.post-73129751220612589302015-10-05T13:05:00.000-04:002015-10-06T17:19:21.806-04:00what you love is who you are...so choose what you love accordingly. "be open to whatever comes next." i love that quote and it speaks volumes. <br />
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we never know what is around the corner. i recently came across a note that said "start each day by writing down a short list of beautiful things." choosing to see beauty does create more beauty.<br />
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this morning i had a super early start to the day, but then on my way to work this was the sky. it was<br />
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i hope everyone had a great weekend. ours was super busy but i loved it. i love this time of year<br />
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late sunday afternoon i went to see the new movie "the intern" with Robert DeNiro. honestly, i loved it. i laughed out loud loved it. there are some really great lines. working in an office environment similar to the one in this movie is probably why i really enjoyed it. i'm not sure it would have the same effect on say a teacher. but honestly it is worth going to. i think most of you would really enjoy it.<br />
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<br />Deehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14711213190607409460noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2940417746224820861.post-55918432771690360642015-10-01T09:54:00.000-04:002015-10-02T06:34:08.144-04:00goodbye september...i can't believe the summer is over. but then wait... so is september. since starting my new job and all the craziness of the summer this blog has really been put on the back burner. i remember reading blogs and suddenly they would go silent and i would think wow that is awful why can't they just say they are taking a break. well no one intends that this will happen it just does, life gets crazy and before you know it months go by.<br />
i used to blog in the morning now i leave much earlier and my work day is very different than it used to be. and then there are times i miss this space so much. but some things have to change and some times the stuff you love the most needs to take a back seat.<br />
in any case, i still love this space and want to get back to some semi regular posts. i will try my best.<br />
i am still posting on instagram and facebook. <br />
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a super fall recipe that is simple and impressive.<br />
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">Cut your pear into four sections (you may have to cut the bottom a tiny bit to make it stand better. use an apple corer to core out the center of each section. build the salad and volia so impressive ..</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;"><a href="http://smokymountains.com/fall-foliage-map/">so you can plan that beautiful foliage trip</a></span><br />
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<a href="http://www.theinternmovie.com/">looking forward to this movie</a><br />
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<a href="https://www.jcrew.com/womens-clothing.jsp">loving the new fall jackets</a><br />
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<a href="http://www.billboard.com/charts/hot-100">Love this - such passion watch #10</a><br />
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<a href="http://www.sephora.com/l-eau-d-issey-P6324?skuId=2915&icid2=product_fragrance:women:perfume_you%20may%20also%20like_p6324_image">my new favorite fragrance </a><br />
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Deehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14711213190607409460noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2940417746224820861.post-73716801151111060342015-08-16T20:43:00.002-04:002015-08-16T21:10:40.367-04:00happy weekend...<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 7.5pt 0in;">
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Art replaces the light that is lost when the day fades, the moment passes, the evanescent extraordinary makes its quicksilver. Art tries to capture that which we know leaves us, as we move in and out of each other’s lives, as we all must eventually leave this earth. Great artists know that shadow, work always against the dying light, but always knowing that the day brings new light and that the ocean which washes away all traces on the sand leaves us a new canvas with each wave.</div>
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Deehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14711213190607409460noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2940417746224820861.post-60664579462768628612015-07-10T23:52:00.001-04:002015-07-11T07:56:46.480-04:00once again my heart is heavy..when the music is loud and i can't find the words sometimes pictures can tell a story..<br />
the summer is already flying by. i have been quiet lately, writing less. but there are a million thoughts swirling in my head just getting them down on paper hasn't been easy. a lot of what i have been doing lately involves shifting gears forcing myself to be positive and to see all the amazing things there are to see. we live in such a busy world everyone is so bent on getting things done faster, bigger, better. lately tho, more often than i'd like to admit i have been reminded how fleeting this life is. how blessed i am today to have what i have. enjoy today. decide to be happy today.<br />
today we finally brought my brother joe to his final resting place. i hope he looked down and knows how much he was loved, how much he is missed and how much everyone cared about him.<br />
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rip sweet love.<br />
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the sun was shining down on you... we make a gift of our lives in simple ways, by being kind, being compassionate, paying attention and doing what we can in whatever time we have. it's not what we do that really matters its how we do it. the secret ingredient is love.<br />
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love sent, xoxo<br />
<br />Deehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14711213190607409460noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2940417746224820861.post-78622835249713379252015-07-04T06:00:00.000-04:002015-07-12T09:57:48.893-04:00have a safe and happy 4th...<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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love sent, xoDeehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14711213190607409460noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2940417746224820861.post-38857695266025907942015-07-01T07:00:00.000-04:002015-07-01T18:58:29.117-04:00and i still whisper thank you...today is the first day of the second half of 2015. <br />
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we all start the new year with high hopes. the mystery is... you never know what will be in store.<br />
this has been a very difficult half year. i am a pretty upbeat person. i like to think i am a half full kind of person but this year so far has been met with a lot of challenge. i know this is part of life. part of growing up and knowing that with love comes heartbreak, with change comes challenge, and with death comes birth again. sometimes you just get really tired. sometimes you just get really sad. i bet if i went through the calendar all the days would equal out, there would be as many happy days as hard ones. but some times the hard days feel so heavy. there is so much beauty still - and although i know this to be true you can still feel not so great. right now so many of my friends are really in the trenches.
some of us have lost parents this year, or siblings, or children. some of them are fighting for their life some are going through divorce, or preparing to say goodbye to a friend, or trying to find the right nursing care for an elderly parent and so many other life altering things. <br />
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i know hardship can take us away from joy but i also know that it also brings us closer to love. <br />
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when i look around at my friends and all that we have gone and will go through i see things i couldn't have imagined. life brings us so much unpredictability. but i do see one thing - when we are in this transition time life seems to slow down, it feels weighted and long, but the learning speeds up.<br />
we are forced to see what really matters, <i>who </i>really matters. make the emptiness a container for intense growth.<br />
in times of transition it's normal to feel defeated so it's important to choose wisely. spend time with people you adore, surround yourself with optimistic people, people who really care about your well being.<br />
i see my closest friends and their faces have been softened by tears and tiredness. we are far better to each other for what we have all been through.<br />
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i feel so blessed to have this kind of friendship.<br />
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love sent, xo<br />
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<br />Deehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14711213190607409460noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2940417746224820861.post-41504366306572180022015-06-19T23:55:00.001-04:002015-06-19T23:55:15.129-04:00Happy Father's Day!frozen in this lens of time - i miss you in this heart of mine ..<br />
so many wonderful memories...<br />
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happy father's day to all the amazing dads out there.<br />
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love sent, xoxoDeehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14711213190607409460noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2940417746224820861.post-5817060506226921872015-06-14T21:47:00.000-04:002015-06-14T21:47:02.931-04:00summer vibes...<div class="h-4 strong" id="zlrecipe-ingredients" style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #605f5f; font-family: 'Open Sans Condensed', Oswald, arial, serif; font-size: 1.25em; font-stretch: inherit; font-weight: bold; line-height: 1.2em; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-top: 1em; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">
it's been so long...</div>
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Deehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14711213190607409460noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2940417746224820861.post-36829792002365895212015-05-31T22:39:00.001-04:002015-05-31T22:47:32.542-04:00sunday night...sorry to say i am happy to see may come to an end. <br />
this has sadly been a month of heartache.<br />
here's to june. wishing for a month of healing and cocktails in the country side, starting next weekend. i can hardly wait.<br />
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there are moments in life you treasure a bit extra. <br />
moments that bring extra happiness. <br />
goose bump moments. <br />
wishing you some goose bump moments this coming week.<br />
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love these kids to the moon and back. xoxo<br />
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love sent, xoxoDeehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14711213190607409460noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2940417746224820861.post-85161856673457852932015-05-31T08:44:00.001-04:002015-05-31T08:54:15.652-04:00RIP Daisy...<div style="background-color: white; color: #141823; font-family: helvetica, arial, 'lucida grande', sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19.3199996948242px; margin-bottom: 6px;">
The Last Battle</div>
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If it should be that I grow weak,<br />
And pain should keep me from my sleep,<br />
Then you must do what must be done,<br />
For this last battle cannot be won.</div>
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You will be sad, I understand;<br />
Don't let your grief then stay your hand.<br />
For this day more than all the rest,<br />
Your love for me must stand the test.</div>
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We've had so many happy years -<br />
What is to come can hold no fears.<br />
You'd not want me to suffer so;<br />
The time has come, so let me go.</div>
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Take me where my needs they'll tend<br />
And please stay with me until the end.<br />
Hold me firm and speak to me<br />
Until my eyes no longer see.</div>
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I know in time that you will see<br />
The kindness that you did for me.<br />
Although my tail its last has waved,<br />
From pain and suffering I've been saved.</div>
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Please do not grieve - it must be you<br />
Who had this painful thing to do.<br />
We've been so close, we two, these years -<br />
Don't let your heart hold back its tears.<br />
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Her first day with us.. such a baby.</div>
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Growing up together</div>
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Our hearts are broken... Sleep well, run free. xoxo</div>
Deehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14711213190607409460noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2940417746224820861.post-6575207501211964412015-05-25T22:51:00.002-04:002015-05-26T05:57:26.969-04:00communicating love...i feel grateful for this family and all the unanswered prayers they represent.<br />
tonight we talked and laughed and ate roasted corn and drank rose under the stars. <br />
i can be drowning in grief and then i look around and remember how much i have still. <br />
how very blessed i am. i remember you don't get that many opportunities to share this<br />
kind of closeness. everything feels different but i am so lucky to have this moment. <br />
usually when there seems to be more bad news than good i gather the ones i love around me<br />
and that changes everything. everything stops in these moments and i can see all the world is full of beauty. thanks to my amazing family and all the tenderness they radiate.<br />
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Deehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14711213190607409460noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2940417746224820861.post-34817429753026467362015-05-22T07:00:00.000-04:002015-05-23T09:17:06.624-04:00there is always beauty...i am forcing myself forward but everything in me feels like it wants to go back to the past.<br />
my heart is gripping the edge of change, worried about the future. will my mom be ok? will we all feel peace eventually? did we do enough?<br />
you think you know how you might feel but knowing loss in your mind isn't the same as feeling such a loss in your heart.<br />
there is more than one path toward healing and no right way to recover or to grieve. <br />
i think this weekend will be filled with food, books and flowers. things that fill my soul.<br />
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this sweet image graced my front yard this morning reminding me that life goes on.<br />
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wishing you all a peaceful weekend..<br />
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love sent, xo<br />
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<br />Deehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14711213190607409460noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2940417746224820861.post-61169795368808321412015-05-17T07:00:00.000-04:002015-05-19T05:59:01.370-04:00say goodnight not goodbye...you will never leave my heart behind...<br />
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i sit here numb. i need to get moving. i know i will but the suddenness of all that has happened is paralyzing me. it would be easy to crawl back under the covers but i tried that already and here i am. i listen for my mom in the other room, praying that today she will find the strength to make it through this pain.<br />
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it feels so empty and strange. there was a time not so long ago that i knew a lot of things. days like this remind me how much there is we don't know. how any day we can be called upon to manage unexpected heartbreak and you are left to find a way through it. there is really no escape from falling apart. there is no way around grief only through it to the other side and that takes time. we are trying to find some meaning in the pain we feel inside. we are not alone, everyone suffers. today we try to focus on healing. the emptiness is hard.<br />
when the physical presence of someone is gone forever it is important to remind ourselves that<br />
they are still with us in memory, in heart, in all the beautiful times we shared together.<br />
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i write words and connect with people i might never meet. my heart bounces around cyber space and sometimes i worry about that. but we really are better together and writing helps me heal.<br />
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"i will see you in the light of a thousand suns, i will hear you in the sound of the waves, i will know you when i come as we all will come, through the doors beyond the grave." beth nielson chapman<br />
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love sent,<br />
xo Deehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14711213190607409460noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2940417746224820861.post-19514245773963041072015-05-13T03:30:00.000-04:002015-07-01T14:22:34.775-04:00heartbreak..."we are all only fragile threads but what a tapestry we make" jerry elliott<br />
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on this silent early morning in may, i look back on this past day and i can hardly believe what has happened.<br />
i sit by this open window after this long winter and i can smell the lilacs just starting to bloom.<br />
i know that summer will be here soon. <br />
time is marching on, and the only constant thing is change itself.<br />
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when a call comes in before dawn you know it can never be good. this morning i answered with trembling hands. <br />
this is how these things happen don't they? we are going along doing whatever it is we do on an ordinary day and then news arrives that shatters everything.<br />
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my beloved brother joe is gone. my heart is racing and my thoughts immediately turn to to my mom. how can i possibly call and tell her this terrible news? she adored him. only a mom can know the bond between a mother and child no matter what age. there could be no greater loss than that of a child. her son making his final journey before her is not how it is suppose to go. it's hard to articulate feelings that are painful, raw and complicated. calling to give this news when you are<br />
1300 miles away is torture.<br />
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we wish so desperately for our loved ones to be happy, healthy and safe. but sometimes that is not what life deals us. but what choice do we have but to figure out how to accept it? we are allowed on this earth all the wonderful moments of happy days but also with that the unexpected blows that bring us to our knees and make us want to hit the ground and weep. one minute you are floating on a cloud and the next you are engulfed in a storm. that's the way life is. <br />
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i feel blessed that i have the family and friends that i do. the kind that will be there to do anything,<br />
the circle of support is incredible. i know that healing is possible because they make me believe in it.<br />
i know that laughter and tears can share the same moment and that there is light even in the darkest<br />
night. it's human to want answers and there will always be the why? we will never have that answer. we only have this moment and the hope for a better tomorrow.<br />
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we will find our way and joe's memory will live on in our hearts forever. we will remember all the kindness he showed others. he never forgot a single birthday or occasion for any of us. he did so much for my mom. his love was unconditional. his heart was always in the right place. he is now with my dad and his beloved dogs, louie and dillion.<br />
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there is so much grief in letting go. it's such a strange sensation being a fifty something mother of three grown children yet at the same time i am a child again sitting in the back seat of my dad's car next to joe fighting for a window. we are blessed that we have so many wonderful times to remember.<br />
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as todd said "he's not gone, i will wrap myself up with his warm funny memories everyday" <br />
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i love you joe, to the moon and back. heaven is lucky to have someone like you.<br />
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rest well and be at peace. xoxo<br />
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<br />Deehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14711213190607409460noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2940417746224820861.post-19441153530845359332015-05-09T09:03:00.000-04:002015-05-17T21:45:22.197-04:00happy saturday<div>
a month has already gone by since i last posted.</div>
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my last post was a goodbye. that was a hard day. </div>
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there are times when the actual experience of leaving something makes you wish desperately that you could stay, </div>
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and then there are times when the leaving reminds you a hundred times over why exactly you had to leave in the first place.</div>
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this past month has been a blur of busyness. lots of changes but in a really good way. </div>
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i had some reservations about making the "big move" but all of my fears have been unfounded.</div>
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after ten years you form lots of habits in your day to day at a job, the comfort level is a big draw.</div>
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when we change our habits we change our lives. change can push us, pull us and remake us.</div>
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shaking all of that up is a bit scary but we all need satisfying work and a sense of accomplishment</div>
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- a feeling that you are making a contribution that matters.<br />
no matter what we do, we all have something unique to offer, whether you are 20 or 90 so give it your best shot. </div>
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of course i miss my friends and daily chats but this new adventure is a challenge and a song of comfort. a new adventure always involves taking a risk and a leap of faith. i find more and more as time moves on the things i really need to make me happy are limited in scope. a quiet saturday morning after a long busy week and time around the table with my family are two things that really sustain me. not that work is secondary but you can feel frantically busy and also feel that you are not spending enough time on what really matters. </div>
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all of us have to stop and re-evaluate that from time to time. for a happier life it's important to create an atmosphere of growth. perfection is not what we need, just making each day your best day is really all that matters. it's what we all want but it can so easily get missed.<br />
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so just for today notice the sparkle in the everyday moments.<br />
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a hug<br />
the smell of fresh cut grass after such a long winter<br />
a txt from someone you love<br />
that first morning coffee<br />
a long walk to clear your head.<br />
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today is the best time to begin whatever it is that will make you happier.</div>
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love sent, xo</div>
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Deehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14711213190607409460noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2940417746224820861.post-37102692743730111902015-04-11T08:35:00.000-04:002015-04-22T06:04:14.076-04:00goodbyes are hard...<span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 12.6099996566772px; line-height: 20.1759986877441px;">"i have always been delighted at the prospect of a new day, a fresh try, one more start, with perhaps a bit of magic waiting somewhere behind the morning". - joseph priestly.</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 12.6099996566772px; line-height: 20.1759986877441px;">this has been a super emotional week for sure. a few weeks ago i resigned my job of 10 years to take on a new opportunity. </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 12.6099996566772px; line-height: 20.1759986877441px;">it's not often that you make such a big change in your life. well, at least not often for me. </span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 12.6099996566772px; line-height: 20.1759986877441px;">there was a lot to </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 12.6099996566772px; line-height: 20.1759986877441px;">consider but in the end it was the right decision. i have mixed feelings of course but if we never take a leap </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 12.6099996566772px; line-height: 20.1759986877441px;">we never know what lies ahead. </span><br />
<span style="background-color: white;"><span style="color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, serif;"><span style="font-size: 12.6099996566772px; line-height: 20.1759986877441px;">i am trying to enjoy all the kind gestures from both sides as i move forward into this new adventure.</span></span></span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 12.6099996566772px; line-height: 20.1759986877441px;">this week has been filled with dinners and lunches beautiful flowers, gorgeous gifts, so many kind sentiments </span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 12.6099996566772px; line-height: 20.1759986877441px;">(ones that make me cry) and i am really not a crier.... i got home last week and there was a beautiful fruit and cheese </span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 12.6099996566772px; line-height: 20.1759986877441px;">basket welcoming me to my new company. all the kindness is honestly amazing. i can't thank everyone enough.</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 12.6099996566772px; line-height: 20.1759986877441px;">as i packed my office yesterday, well, it took more than yesterday...and it took more than me. (thanks Maria for everything)</span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 12.6099996566772px; line-height: 20.1759986877441px;">the memories were all laid out. i had pictures and emails tucked aside from years past and it reminded me just how much really happens in 10 years. everything i saw brought back a memory. had i been grateful enough? nothing lasts forever but i could not have anticipated the speed at which the years flew by. it's so important to pause now and then and take a look at where we have been. it's time for me to move forward with a full heart and gratitude for all i have been given. my goal is always to embrace the joys, the pain, the conflicts, and all that is part of the human trip.</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 12.6099996566772px; line-height: 20.1759986877441px;">10 years is a long time. </span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 12.6099996566772px; line-height: 20.1759986877441px;">when i started this job my youngest was in middle school - she is graduated from college now.</span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 12.6099996566772px; line-height: 20.1759986877441px;">my dad was still alive. my hair was a different color. clearly my face had a different map to it. all the floors in my house were carpeted </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 12.6099996566772px; line-height: 20.1759986877441px;">not hard wood. i had different neighbors. my friends were all healthy. i had never been to europe. i was 10 pounds lighter. my house had a formal dining room. in 10 years 8 new little people joined our extended family. 2 of my favorite people still lived in the state. </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 12.6099996566772px; line-height: 20.1759986877441px;">facebook was new and there was no instagram. </span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 12.6099996566772px; line-height: 20.1759986877441px;">and a million other events. </span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 12.6099996566772px; line-height: 20.1759986877441px;">lastly, </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 12.6099996566772px; line-height: 20.1759986877441px;">i had yet to meet some amazing people that would change </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 12.6099996566772px; line-height: 20.1759986877441px;">my life in the best way. xxoo</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 12.6099996566772px; line-height: 20.1759986877441px;">here's to new beginnings and all that is to come. these are the discoveries we get to make with the moments we have been given. </span><br />
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