These are the kind of weekends you never want to end. A weekend that is stress free filled with good friends, good weather, good food, good wine oh and a very, very good baby.
All of the SCJ girls that have since left Cincinnati and some even left SC Johnson, came back for a little reunion/girls weekend. It was such an awesome weekend. Friday night Ted stayed in with Elle. He made it with her alone till about 11pm but for the last feeding a bottle wasn't cutting it so I had to end my night a little early but dinner was over so it was good timing. The girls and I had a great dinner at one my favorite restaurants NADA. Saturday we started our morning off with a Starbucks, oh and before 10 am I made Giada's (food network chef) Chocolate Almond Honey Tart for our dinner later that evening. It was a bit of a challenge making her crust without a food processor but I somehow pulled this off. My Mommy would be so proud. I even used her spring foam pan. I actually did it. Us girls then took a nice walk throughout Hyde Park and ended in the square for a fun lunch outside. Elle never made a peep and really was just such a wonderful baby. I feel so lucky to have a laid back baby that you can take places (for now at least). We then went grocery shopping, made a yummy meal and had my favorite White haven Sauvingnon Blanc (thanks Fry guy!). It was so much fun having the girls all over, laughing....Juls ran the grill, I watched the potatoes, Jess cut up the veggies......and it was really nice to just talk girl stuff. We had quite the diverse group- I was the only Mother, we had one expectant Mother, 3 of the 5 were married, one engaged and two are single but in the dating scene. So it was definitely fun to all talk about our lives-babies, weddings, dating..... I of course always "mention" my parents but this time it wasn't about their death, I was able to simply talk about them when something came up in conversation. Julie and I talked about it a lot on our walk but for once, I didn't want to talk a lot about their death. I know my friends feel sad for me and sometimes there are just no words to say. And I actually understand and am okay with that. I do not expect them to really ever understand but it's nice to know all of my friends out there care. I think they understand I will be dealing with this sadness for the rest of my life no matter how happy I am at any given moment.
I will admit though, it's so very strange to live without parents. Whenever the word "Dad" or "Mom" or "Parents" is said, it instantly reminds, wow- I don't have them. The two people you love the most, you rely so heavily on are gone. I never want my friends to stop talking about their parents to me just because mine are gone, as their my friends and I want to know about their lives but it's hard because I miss having parents so much. It really is the loneliest feeling and I feel sad for anyone that lost both of their parents at the same time at a young age. One is hard enough but the fact that they're both gone is unimaginable.
Thanks to my friends for making Elle and I smile this weekend.
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