November 21, 2010
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In a nutshell
Been a while since I updated here in my public blog. Lots of stuff has gone on in my life. Here it is in bullet points:
- In January
- I met up with Roger – a guy I dated in high school but hadn’t seen in 35 years
- My sister was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer
- In February Mac asked me for a divorce
- In March I started a new job
- In April
- I bought a new house in Michigan
- Roger moved in with me
- My boss agreed to let me work at home in Michigan most of the time and only commute to Chicago for staff meetings and to train clients (approx once a week)
- In May, we celebrated my sister Melanie’s 52nd birthday – turns out it is her last
- In June we celebrated my other sister Debbie’s 50th birthday
- In July we went camping – one of the things Melanie always wanted to do
- In August
- we had to put Melanie under hospice care but she was able to stay at home
- we buried Jerry, a good friend and someone I knew since high school
- we buried Roger’s dad
- In September, we buried Melanie
- In October, Roger asked me to marry him
- In November, I’ve spent most of the month Christmas shopping and planning my wedding
- In December
- We’re going to see Trans-Siberian Orchestra
- We’re going to see Wicked
- We’ll be doing Christmas Eve at my house
- In January
- We’re getting married
- Going on a two-week Caribbean cruise
- In January
Comments (3)
I was going through my scripts and saw your name. I hadn’t seen any posts so I was thinking you had left xanga and I was going to delete you. Now I see you have had one roller coaster year. My condolences on the loss of your sister. I lost my sister and brother all with 18 months of each other. I think of them often and remember all our good times.
Congrats on the up coming wedding and honeymoon. Sounds like a wonderful coming year!
@GoodGuyTheBoss - Sorry about your losses, too. I will always remember my sister fondly and with good memories. We had great fun together. Thanks for the congrats I am hoping the upcoming year is a good one!
Oh noooooo. How did I miss all this news?
Kallioph, I am so very sorry about Melanie. I remember fondly the picture of the three sisters that you posted some time back. There was so much love in that photo. My heart breaks for you, and for your family on this devastating loss.
My heart also breaks for Roger on the loss of his dad.
So much sadness, yet there is silver lining in the clouds, that being that you and Roger found one another just when you both needed it most. And now a wedding in your future!! Congratulations to you both.