Bailey Tillie Hoff 01/18/2004 – 05/19/2021 For 17 years and 4 months, I had the bossiest, independent and loving Shih Tzu ever. Bailey Tillie Hoff came into my life when I met her owners at a gas station selling her. My friend was buying one of her litter mates and they were desperately wanting to […]
Anniversaries are weird. I remember each and every anniversary that was important to Don and I. However, what do I do with them now? Do I just acknowledge it in my head, smile and go about my day? Write out a sappy social media message with what would have been on said date? To just […]
I’m sick. I have a cold and anyone that really knows me knows that I like to be babied and pampered when I am sick. Well, when you are a widow, there is no longer a spouse to do the pampering. My stuffy nose was horrible last night and I tossed and turned. Then around […]
It’s been 387 days, and I think of Don daily.
Reentry Definition The act or action of reentering. The return of a missile or spacecraft into the atmosphere. The act of rejoining as a participant or member. I don’t have but one regret from the many years Don and I were together. My regret is that I didn’t maintain friendships. For so many years (before […]
Did you know that there is an etiquette to your wedding ring when you become a widow? I never really thought much about it. I never asked my Mom when she would remove her ring or move it to the right hand after my Dad crossed over. The thought never crossed my mind. But apparently […]
Summer of 1995 I am filled with anxiety that I can’t seem to shake whenever I think about spreading Don’s ashes in Alaska. I know that I will do it, but when I start to think about the plans and carrying it all out, I literally start to shake. I have little anxiety issues from […]
Some may not know that Don’s Tlingit name (given to him by Elder Albert Davis) was Aan Kadax Tseen, which means Happy Man in a Village. And from the day I met Don he lived up to that name that was passed down to him. A name that he was proud to carry and often […]
This was quite the surprise! Brought instant tears. I wanted to name this blog “Holidays SUCK”, however, that wasn’t exactly true. The don’t technically suck, they just have a little less shine this year. I miss my Don, my god how I miss him. It has nearly been 5 months since Don died (7/7/14) and […]
It has been 55 days since Don passed away. I promise you that I am not mentally keeping a daily count of the days, but I do look it up from time to time. I mainly wanted to see how many days it has been since my life changed forever. It’s been a weird 55 […]
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