What January???

No, really, I don't even know what happened to this month. It went by so extremely fast. We had so much going on this month that here we are at the very end.

We rang in the new year with all 3 of us getting flu/head colds. I think for 3 weeks straight one or more of us were sick. And it couldn't have been just your normal head cold with a runny nose. It involved vomiting and soar throats and sinus infections. It was NO fun!

After we began to feel better we got a phone call in the middle of the night from Gary's sisters that his dad wasn't doing to well. Actually not very well at all. He had taken a turn for the worse and was put on Life Support. They wanted all the family to come because they were taking him off of support that next day. It was kind of a sudden thing. His dad had gotten sick right after Christmas and he had been in the hospital since then. But he was getting better. Then the one night he had a sudden change for the worse. We met all the family up at the hospital so everyone could say goodbye. It happened very fast. I think it was good for the family so they wouldn't have to see any suffering. Though I know it was still very hard and always is to lose a loved one!

Gary just recently reconnected with his dad after a long period of not talking. They have been working on their relationship for about 2 years now. I don't know all of the exact details of why they quit talking nor do I care that much. It was in the past and I was just glad that Gary was able to reconnect and working on getting to know his dad. I learned that it doesn't matter how close you are to a parent, it's still hard losing one. Although it didn't seem to have an affect until days later on Gary, you know, realizing he was really gone. Death affects people differently in so many ways. I was grateful to know Gary's dad and I am grateful to be a part of his wonderful family. The service was very nice and so many loved ones came and supported the family.


Gary Willard Mesch 1959 - 2012

This past weekend we spontaneously decided to go up to Breckenridge for the Ice Sculpture Fest. Gary's aunt generously allowed us to use her condo. We had so much fun. Our friends met us up there and we had a fun freezing time! Another tradition started for sure!

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No wonder why I don't know what happened to January. We had something going I think every single weekend.

YaY for February! Valentines day and Anniversary this month! Looking for to it!