Define "family"

Define the word "family"...... BUT, think about it before you do..... REALLY think about it....

There is immediate family: parents and siblings

Which later on encompasses: a spouse, in-laws, and your children

Which then includes: Grandparents, aunts, uncles, cousins

Then you add:  the friends you've had forever - and their kids/grandkids

THEN, the unthinkable happens (A death) and your family is fractured.....

If you are fortunate, someone special may come along and your family tree can start to blossom and thrive once again.....

Add: "Someone special", his children, their spouses, their children....

I am thinking "family" is not a 'thing to be defined', but a feeling.....  I am so grateful to be able to 'feel' again. 

We are 4...

We are 4 widows.  We met a little over a year ago.  We became friends in an instant.  We understood each other.  We supported each other.  We helped each other move forward.

We are 4 widows.  We had all been married for 35+ years.  We were all faced with the everlasting change  in our lives.  We understood that it was more than just losing a spouse.  Our lives, as we knew them, ceased to exist.  You can't explain that phenomenon to someone who has not experienced it.   People will say they understand.  Some people even think they understand.  Some might even "write the script" on how they think we should proceed with our lives.  

We are 4 widows.  We are always there for each other.  Somehow, we always know the 'right' words to say to comfort and support each other.  One of us can start a sentence, and the others will be able to finish it.  We get it.  We have learned how to curse like sailors and cry a million tears.  

We are 4 widows.  We have walked together to begin our new lives.  This was was not a path we chose, but a path we were put on, side by side.  We have helped each other realize that we were not 'broken', but just injured and we would eventually heal. We now know there will always be scars, but those scars will fade.  We have taught each other that it is possible to laugh again - really laugh and cry happy tears.  We have learned that it is possible to love again.

We are 4 vibrant, strong, sexy, incredible women.

Dancing With The Stars!

The Prince and I are taking Dance Lessons.  Every Monday night, for 2 hours, we don our dancing shoes and work very hard to learn something new.  This is followed up by nightly dance sessions in our kitchen (usually in pajamas) where we try to remember everything we were taught that week.

The fox trot, merengue, tango and salsa are our newly acquired talents!  (talents??)  We have also learned:

We CAN stay up past 9:00pm

We CAN move steadily for 2 consecutive hours

We CAN follow directions

We CAN laugh at our mistakes and revel in our victories

We CAN fall in love over and over

It's not how good the dance is..... it's all about how much we enjoy our lives.