Hi Terry--
Yeah, not a real happy time of year for me either. This Christmas will be the 4th without Judy, I can hardly believe it. I just kind of shut down and drift through it. It’s lost all it’s meaning for me.
I don’t have plans for Thanksgiving, but I imagine I’ll be invited over by one of Judy’s sisters. I don’t talk to them much these days, when I do it’s at my initiative. That’s OK, I don’t mind so much.
I decided not to purchase that property, I’m not going to move after all. That’s my story this week, subject to change next week.
I went to that Widow/Widower meetup group a few weeks ago. I figured it might be a good way to connect with others of similar situations, maybe get involved in some interesting group activities. I was the youngest person by 10 years easily. They were really a friendly bunch, but there just wasn’t any shared interests. I did see a group of 4 recent widows who were visiting from some other support group, who may have been around my age. They looked so uncomfortable, poor things. I wanted to go say hello, but they got up and left before the end of the presentation.