This time last year, I was washing dishes that held chips and M&Ms, throwing away wrapping paper, and tidying up our house. The house we bought together and painted together and lived in for six nights. This time last year, I was making up the futon for whoever ended up staying at our house. This…
Month: April 2018
4-13 Community and Identity Part One: New People
I’m not really into meeting new people these days. I feel kind of bad about it. I used to like people. I think. Or maybe it was just that Jason really liked people and it rubbed off. I’m not sure. I still want people to feel welcome and supported. I just don’t want to do…
4-14 Legal Update: On wishing failure for someone else
Shortly after I posted yesterday, I got a call from my Victim’s Advocate at the County. (My VA is amazing and Hennepin County has provided amazing customer service through her throughout this whole process. So, our tax dollars are going toward something positive.) Chelsea Haynes, the woman who killed Jason, violated her terms of probation. …
4-13 Pompeii
Four years ago, Jason and I were touring the world. Because we could. Sometime in April, we were in Italy. I wanted to go back to Pompeii, so we did. It was one of those almost perfect days. We were staying at the B&B of a hilarious and charming Italian woman who spoke some English. …
4-2 #TeamAwkward
Jason’s death is my every day reality. I think it is making me inured to the topic. Not inured to his death, but rather inured to the idea of talking about it. I live it constantly. I wake up in the morning to the knowledge that he is never coming back. Each day, I see…