An untraditional Valentines
12 February 2009
Before last year, Valentine’s Day was something we celebrated as a joyous event. My husband and I rarely went out anywhere or spent money on gifts. We usually made a nice dinner at home and ate with our kids. Since my kids love crafting, our cards were always handmade. We celebrated our love as a family, because that is what is most important to us.
My family is still the most important thing to me. We will still eat dinner and make cards. I will still tell my children how much I love them and treat my husband to a nice foot massage, but it will never be quite the same. Last year, I buried my grandpa on Valentine’s Day. It was only fitting since he and my grandma were married on that day. It was a beautiful service and I had the honor of making the arrangements because I was his favorite and he was like my dad. It was my final gift to him, since my grandma was in no shape to handle it.
So this year will be bittersweet. I have worked through my grief and depression over his passing. I have come a long way this past year and watched my grandma do the same. Together we’ve cried and laughed, reflecting on his life.
This Saturday will be spent with grandma, doing just that. We are gathering to remember his love for us and celebrate the fact that we have made it through this past year, despite the rough road. It will definitely be different than any other Valentine’s Day I’ve ever had, but for some reason, I look forward to it. I know that it is how my grandpa would have wanted us to spend the day, being together and celebrating love. I would not want it any other way, except for him to be there celebrating with us.
READ KADI'S OTHER POSTS...
Read about children and loss, some books which help kids deal with death and how Supernanny Jo Frost helped Antoinette Lewis through the death of her husband.
Comments
There
are
9
comments
on this post.
9 March 2009 01:39
ineed som box of stoth of sin
9 March 2009 01:39
ineed som box of stoth of sin
9 March 2009 01:39
ineed som box of stoth of sin
23 February 2011 07:27
Dunbar Mountain MissionThe Holly clutch, below, is priced chi ceramic flat irons at $595 and echoes the Holly Golightly character played by Hepburn in the 1961 filmed adaptation chi flat iron of Truman Capotes novella By happenstance, someone else near chi hair straightener me said that the girls went to the same Montessori school his daughter did, and that all the teachers were told to tread very lightly when discussing the girls fathers situation runescape power leveling because the family didnt want the girls runescape powerleveling to have their fathers troubles in their livesWhen Watson was told the checks had been worth a quarter of a million dollars, she cried from shock and remorse, rs items Morton saidMr Ribbsaeter said: She told me, Im sorry baby, Im sorry baby - I didnt rs powerleveling mean it, I love you She was seated in the front row next to Kanye West and his girlfriend, Amber RoseThe pop star michael jordan shoes recently treated herself jordan shoes to the padded beige designer tote while in Paris and has been searching for the perfect pair of nude heels to match it ever moncler vestes since, she told the MailOnlineuk/femail/article-1297591/LIZ-JONES-FASHION-THERAPY-The-look-du-jour-appear-youve-just-stepped-mortician-s-slabEven if he harbours doubts about her link to the worlds most wanted man, Mr Ribbsaeter believes most of what she told him "I will never do such a thing again 'She's Ava Gardner and
2 August 2011 06:22
As the war drag on, Coach outlet bags day by day in Libya air strikes are disrupting the NATO alliance, NATO is already in a turmoil. The influence of domestic politics by countries participate in Libya, the NATO military operations began to seek political means to solve problems with Libya, Coach Outlet Online even had to Libya's some strong air hawks now also put forward in compromise. NATO are now facing problems: Coach bags Outlet a Arab countries have Ramadan, Coach Factory Outlet if bombing continue to civilian casualties, will certainly attract Muslim grievance. 2 it is the United Nations to NATO's execution of the no-fly zones and time limit for more than a month time, during this period, NATO is not to achieve purpose? Coach Madison is the western public opinion was against NATO's voice is more and more big, some people criticized NATO itself has become the "international terrorism." Therefore, Coach Poppy if NATO cannot Mr Qaddafi's Fried to step down as soon as possible, NATO will deeper into embarrassing position. Coach Purses
16 January 2012 01:14
adidas three stripes and warm-ups nike air max 2011 and shooting shirts NBA logo and, therefore, the public stage and watch television a lot, but it says. In this regard, the season, a spokesman for Adidas uniforms NBA.Une latter, Germany-based company filed a quarterly earnings also pointed out that where designed to air max 95 manage the North America headquarters in North Portland.
1 February 2012 03:06
mac makeup cheap
cosmetics offers a wide array of different colors and types of makeup that you can use to achieve the sophisticated look that you have been waiting for. cheap nike shoes
Not only do they make high quality cheap mac makeup , but even the packaging is extremely well made. moncler sale The biggest issue is that it can be rather expensive to purchase everything that you will need to totally change or keep up with your look if you choose to use this like of makeup. The fabulous news is that there are a few different methods that you can use to find discount discount mac makeup. You are sure to find something at a price that you can afford.