OH NO SHE DIDN’T JUST SAY THAT?!?
It’s father’s day today and it’s also my husband’s birthday! This year his birthday fell right on Father’s day………can you say over-kill!?? LOL! No………..I really do appreciate him! No one is perfect, however I believe he’s perfect for me! So eventhough today is his birthday, I threw him a surprise party last night AND boy was he surprised! I was so proud of myself too! That I had pulled it off! He thought the two of us were going to the Moshulu in Philadelphia, but we were really going to Andreiotti’s Viennese Cafe in Cherry Hill. Now you’re probably wondering how I got him there?? Well I told him, I was picking up the cake I ordered from Andreiotti’s and for him to wait in the car. Then when I went in, I told everyone that he was outside and I will call him in, to have a quick drink before we head across the bridge. He walked in and was completely surprised! It was a great night!
This day is really bitter sweet for me………..I know longer have my father in my life. Not because he passed away or anything, but because him, my stepmother, and stepbrother, picked up and moved to Arizona, with no forwarding address. I still don’t understand how you just leave someone, without even saying goodbye, or wanting to see them any more?? He left behind, his own grandchildren. My husband says, it wasn’t anything that we did…….it still breaks my heart, because he was an important part of my life as an adult. When he and my Mother divorced I was only seven years old, and I didn’t see him until fourteen years later. At that point, we had reconnected and about six or seven years later, I moved in with him and his family, along with my daughter. Everything was great! Only lived there for a year, which was long enough to get back on my feet after a long road in Somers Point NJ. I moved into my own place and had a brand new job! My daughter and I were on our way! Some years passed and after I got married and had my son a year later, things started to change………..and only four months after my son Mitchell was born, they cut us off. Then the next thing we know, is that they moved to Arizona! I miss him, and at the same time, I resent him for doing what he did. It’s been almost four years since we’ve seen them or spoken to them. I just don’t understand and I probably NEVER will.
So I wrote all of that so say this………treasure each day, you never know when it can end, for whatever reason. I cherish everyday I have with my husband, son, and daughter. I don’t dwell on the past, we should always be moving forward and growing from every experience we have. Whether they are good or bad, learn and move on. There are people in your life who need you now, they’re right in front of you, use your energy for them, not for reminiscing about what used to be. LIVE IN THE MOMENT! People close to you will LOVE you that much more, for your time and efforts.
