Family Pictures

The above are holiday pictures of our children, daughters-in-law, grandchildren, and the last sunset of 2017. (taken from my backyard at the villa.

Happy New Year 2018 🎉

I do feel in part a sense of relief because the 2017 holidays are behind me, and I have quietly passed into the beginning of my first full year without Ron. I was asleep when the ball dropped, so it was peaceful. I needed time to look back, acknowledge and process feelings, and reminisce, so I went to the index column on the right and opened August 2011 to the days leading up to and following Ron's transplant. At that time both of us had all ready begun to morph into other people in some ways, but as many layers of our being peeled away, our core did not change, and our total focus was to do whatever was medically required to live and have more time together. ...And then to move forward and salvage whatever possible of the life journey we shared.

Halloween-New Year's Day 2017. That being said I must express my gratitude to our children, daughters-in-law, grandchildren, extended family and friends for helping me through the holidays and making those days so happy and joyful. Comfort was found in gatherings, Christmas greetings, and also continuing traditions that Ron and I had shared for so many years. It was such an odd mix of comfort and grief. Peace.
Love, Jan