January 11, 2019
Our girlfriends can't save us, but girlfriends can help make a tragedy bearable.
Thankful for these ladies in my life. I feel very blessed to be surrounded by so much love, friendship, & support! 1 year ago (1/6/2018) my mom had passed away at 69 from early onset ALZ (Alzheimer's disease) and 4 months later it was my husband's time to be free from pain and fighting a 3 year battle with cancer.
So, you see, it was my turn to say thank you and to let these amazing humans who have so selfishly taken care of me and my family for the last 3 years while we were managing all that had been thrown our way, know that they mean the world to me.
It was birthday. I wanted a special night. My husband always planned something amazing and special, even if it was just at home. It was my first night out in a very long time. It was hard to imagine celebrating my birthday without my husband, but I needed it and my girls knew it too.
So, the night started off crazy with my 8th grader having to be rushed to ER with a basketball injury. Long story short, it was NOT broken and he begged me to still go out and enjoy my birthday dinner that I had planned. My girlfriends were on call, they kept the restaurant abreast of timing and who also were amazingly flexible with pushing our time and making this happen for me and my 14 sidekicks not knowing the circumstances surrounding this event.
Even though it was a rough start to celebrating, we got out to one of my favorite restaurants in Morristown (Chef Fredy's Table) and had delicious food , shut the place down because we were so late and indulged in many laughs.
So, you see, this is my village and it takes one to live, laugh, and love. I'm forever grateful for these times and making memories that will last. This is my widow journey and these are my people helping me travel it.
Now that the country is healing from Covid and NJ is opening up, I cannot wait to get back here with my tribe to celebrate any other milestone we can together!
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