We lost my bff's husband Craig, who lost his battle with skin cancer. He left behind a fiesty little 3 year old named Paityn who is featured in some of my posts. I love her and her momma! It's so hard to see someone so young pass! We lost our Aunt Mary and Uncle Bill. They lived long lives, but I wished I would have gotten to know Uncle Bill more or visited Aunt Mary more. She was a fabulous greek woman who made awesome food!
We also lost our 14 year old cat that drowned in our swimming pool on a cold winters day. Poor kitty, what a terrible ending to such a good life! We were touched by a hurricane and a pick up truck's wheel flew off and hit my husband and children who were stopped in our Honda, Civic at a stop sign and I was rear ended in Buffalo with my sister, cousin and both of our 1 year olds! Luckily, no one was hurt and everything can and will be replaced or fixed.
My heart aches and my mind races and I am full of regret and sorrow at least a few times every day. I hear that gets better with time...
I guess I should reflect on the good things that happened.. Liam turned 1, what a little sweetheart! He is really the cutest little guy! We created a great garden.. Chelsea experienced London, Spain and Italy. I think she had a great time, however sometimes you can't see that until a certain time passes. Unfortunately, she hated the weather which can really influence one's mood... I don't know from experience or anything :) My sister and I went on a sister/baby trip to visit our cousin in Buffalo, NY. We went to Niagara and my oh my had a hilarious time with the Japanese paparazzi! So there was a few and I am sure a few more I can't remember at the moment.. I need to find the time to blog more so not only can I remember the great things, but my children can revisit them in the future :) OK that is sort of my resolution.. maybe 2 posts a month... but back to 2012.. goodbye ..thanks for the lessons..
I am hoping 2013 brings a sense of peace to our family.. and nothing bad! I really need a break please!
