I am grateful that I am around to see another year. That might sound morbid, but life is certainly not a guarantee. I was pretty sad yesterday about this birthday because it is the first without my Dad. In fact, my birthday last year was the very last email I ever received from him. I'm grateful that I got a lot of the emotion and sadness out yesterday and that I could still enjoy today.
We all spent the day as a normal Monday, and I spent the day volunteering at the middle school and high school. I was able to have another person I know volunteer with me, and we get along very well so it was kind of fun to spend the day with her. I informed my family that I didn't want a big deal made about the day so we didn't go out to dinner. Instead, I made a chicken marinade stir fry, and it was really good. Next time I'll have to be more prepared and have more things to put in it, but I was happy with it as it was! Andrew and the kids bought me a new sweatshirt, and as simple as that sounds, it was exactly what I wanted. Most of my sweatshirts are old & raggedy, yet it is certainly something I would never spend money on for myself. We had to squeeze dinner in between Thomas getting off the bus at 4:30 and Robert having to leave for band practice at 5:30, but I really enjoyed the day. It makes me very grateful for friends, family, & life!
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