The Last Firsts. Never Alone, Ever Lonely
· 10 Months · 43 weeks · 306 Days · 7344 Hours · 440,640 Minutes Today marks 10 months since That Day. I’ve rounded the corner, nearing the homestretch toward the finish line of painful “firsts”. And that last turn was a double whammy! George’s birthday last week led me (and Charlie, my goofy Golden and constant sidekick) on a 400+ mile, 24 hour road trip to some of our favorite places. It was just us, and it was exactly what we needed. My Kahuna was with us. We both felt his presence. Paso Robles, CA. His favorite winery Moonstone Beach, Cambria, CA. Charlie, my sidekick Three days later, my Valentine’s Day broken heart was comforted by an extraordinary outpouring of love from my Village. Cards, gifts, messages and dozens of roses, including 50 red roses from Daughter – symbolic of her dad’s last Valentine’s gift to me - representing the number of years we had been in each other’s lives. Showered with Valentine's Day love