365 Days

The good news is that we are a third done with our year without Randy. The bad news is we still have two-thirds to go.  

No way I would have made it this far without the good friends in my life. I have never had such a strong community of women around me and these women are helping me through this year one day at a time. I’ve learned the value of having a support system. Women who send me flowers on Valentines day so I don’t feel so alone. Women who have me over for brunch and share the day with me and my kids so I’m not alone even though that means they have to cook on their day. Women who laugh at your off color jokes about your husband getting the speakers in the separation and get that sometimes it’s easier to laugh at these things. Women who come to drink with you a Saturday because they know you just need some company. Women who take your baby at a party or send their older kids to play with yours to give you a break. Women who invite you out over and over even though you say no lots of the time, but get that you just want to be invited. 

This year has forever made me realize the importance of women. I hope that I can be that person for someone else going forward. I hope that next year I see that woman who needs someone to talk to or grab a drink with or needs someone to make them feel special. I hope I am able to be half as helpful as these women have been for me.