October 2019
Every day. Every day is a first after loss. Every day is a day without Steve, a day that our boys don’t have their dad. Every day is something new that I am experiencing as a solo parent.
I know there are many more firsts to come in my life. Some make me sad and some make me grateful to have the opportunity and the brave heart to keep living and not hide away from the world. And many days this is what I want to do. But...this was a grateful happy first for sure.
Was I anxious, yes. A girls weekend away?...to have fun?...to leave the boys?...all of the above made me anxious.
But on my drive and while I was there I felt peace. Steve, you were around me and with me. Just a few months ago the boys and I celebrated your life and we let you flow in that same water that surrounded me this weekend on Long Island. It was meant to be a first here for me.
So, thank you Steve for being there for another first and I am forever grateful to my girlfriends for this wonderful weekend.
Good friends. Good food. Good wine. Good times. Many memories made. Until the next time!
If you didn't know, the north end of Long Island is beautiful. My family has been going there for years but I've never been to "NY Wine Country"! If you live on the east coast, this is closer that California's Napa trips. According to the Long Island Convention & Visitors Bureau, there's currently more than 90 combined vineyards and wineries on the Island- who would have thought?
We plan to go back and make this an annual thing and hit them all!!
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