I built a desk this evening. The directions said it would be best to build it with two people, but I’m home alone and always up for a challenge, so I decided to try it solo. Around 9:00 pm, I realized I never really ate dinner, so I decided to have half of an...
This year is probably the best Halloween the kids have had since 2021. Sure, it rained this evening and ruined our plans to Trick-or-Treat with some of our friends, but the costumes they had for this year were awesome and we got plenty of candy at the Trunk-or-Treat...
I don’t know what it is about visiting Knoxville, but I always come home feeling clear-headed and refreshed. I think it’s partially all of the time I spend at the cemetery, as it’s become a cathartic place for me to spill out all of the thoughts and...
Yesterday was my birthday. If you read my previous post, then you’ll soon realize my birthday is just two days after the day Emily died. That connection in and of itself makes my birthday a very difficult time. However, if you add in the knowledge of how Emily...
Yesterday was the two year anniversary of Emily’s death. Like last year, I decided to spend the weekend in Knoxville with her parents. It’s been months since I’ve made the trek, and at first I felt a bit apprehensive. I questioned whether her parents...
As I sat on the couch at my best friends’ house this evening, watching one of them pack for an upcoming trip, I said two things that have stuck in my mind for the past few hours: “I can’t believe Emily has been dead for two years now.”...
During my therapy session on Friday, I told my therapist I needed us to figure out “what the hell is wrong with me.” I had a lengthy list of symptoms and emotions I have felt over the past two weeks, along with potential “causes.” Of course, my...
It has been a rough week. Monday was the two year anniversary of Emily and I’s engagement, and we’re officially in October. On top of that, today is a special event: one of Emily’s closest friends is getting married, and the kids and I are attending...
I am not normally a patient person. In fact, I’d say patience is one of those virtues God forgot to include in my personality when he made me. I struggle to hide surprises, I try hard to do all the things at once whether I can actually handle it or not, and I...
Tonight I’m finally back at my apartment after spending the past two weeks housesitting for a couple who have three dogs and two horses. And, of course, all of the clutter and crap that was here before I left is still lingering. I hate the fact that I live in a...
