Bless This: Family

Well...it's about that time of year again.  The time where I sometimes shut down.  I'm sometimes short with people and crabby.  I might just like to be alone.  Or cry by myself.   It's anniversary time. June 17.  Father's Day. June 30, 2010.  Patrick has his heart attack and first surgery at Froedtert. July 7, 2010.  Patrick has issues and they bring him in for a 2nd open heart surgery. July 11.  I close on the house. Our house.  It will be gone. July 15, 2010.  Patrick is placed on the transplant list. July 16, 2010.  Patrick is moved from Froedtert to St. Lukes. July 19, 2010.  Patrick has a stroke. July 22, 2010. 12:40am.  Patrick passed away during his 3rd open heart surgery.  This year is also the 5 year anniversary of Patrick's marriage proposal. July 25, 2010.  Wake July 26, 2010.  Funeral August 12.  Patrick would have turned 37.  Only made it to 34. ...

It's been a while since my last post...so this may be a long one. New Tattoo- While I was off in between jobs, I decided on the fly to get a new tattoo.  "12763"  It's how many days Patrick was alive.   Olivia and I also got our "family" pictures taken.  Go figure, I had a coupon for a free sitting and 8x10 when I got my new lease last year.  So we went and had our pictures taken.  She was really shy at first, but then she warmed up and was the queen off the show.   Olivia after pictures. My favorite one. While I was off from work, I wanted to use my time to get back in to shape.  I started some of Jillian Michaels' videos.  30 day shred, Biggest Loser and kickboxing.  I was exercising 4-5 days a week.  An wouldn't you guess, I gained 5 pounds.  I think I've figured it out that it's my depo shot that I got and the hormones are screwing me up.  I took the shot to lessen my migraines.  I'd ra...