Random Thoughts

Superbowl Sunday, 2011!

Oh the excitement that football fans must be feeling today! That excitement is not really brewing in my household. I'm not a sports loving kind of girl, unless it's my child or someone I know playing in the game. My husband enjoys football but he's not a fanatic like alot of people I know. Now when baseball season rolls around, that will be a different story.

I'll enjoy the socialization today brings more than the actual reason for it. We'll be going to a neighbors house with several other friends for lots of food, drink, conversation and a nice fire going in the fire place. The kids will all come equipped with quarters for the football pool, betting grid thing (no, I'm not a gambler, can you tell?) and when one of them wins the adults will cheer and the other kids will most likely be mumbling something under their breath about it not being fair. Losing graciously is hard and hopefully something learned with age.

It's a beautiful day today. Only in mid-winter would you hear me refer to a sunny day with a high of forty degrees as beautiful, but in comparison to what we've been dealing with and what's still ahead of us for at least a few more weeks, I'll take it. Oh, and that reminds me, my quoting the weatherman as saying this is the snowiest winter on record for us the other day was inaccurate. Apparently they said they felt we would surpass that record before winter's end. Sorry! I was intending to take a walk today but after an hour and a half of yoga this morning and now starting to feel like I might be coming down with something, I don't think it's going to happen.

I had a dream about my mom last night. I love when that happens because the dreams of her are becoming fewer and farther between. I adore hearing her voice. Last night she was yelling at my dad for not having gas in the car or some such thing. I miss them bickering affectionately.

My dad called me last night to tell me that my aunt, his brother's wife, was on her death bed in a hospital in Florida. I guess she was having severe pain in her abdomen so my uncle took her to the hospital. They found a large, inoperable blockage in her colon so they are keeping her as comfortable as possible while everyone sits and waits. I remember that waiting well. The thought of my uncle down there without much family around to support him through this makes me sad. He has one son who lives locally with his wife and that's it. If you've been reading my blog from the beginning then you know the kind of support my dad had when mom died. What a blessing.

You know that saying, "There are no coincidences"? Well not knowing this would be happening with my aunt, just last week my dad, who has not been to Florida to visit his brother in years, told me he'd booked a trip for the beginning of next month. I'm glad he'll be going as I think he's the perfect person to help my uncle get through these first few weeks without my aunt. He knows that lonliness all too well. I think the people who are able to support us best through hard times are the ones who have lived through what we're experiencing. In keeping with that thought (no coincidences), I don't think it was coincidental that my mom just happened to show up in my dream the same night I learned that my aunt was dying. I'm glad my aunt won't face what comes next alone.

Hope you're enjoying this sunny Sunday. GO TEAM!!!

xo,
Carrie