In praise of new friends...and old friends
As most of you know my husband of nearly 49 years died suddenly Oct 26th.
We moved to our forever home in 2016 ( from Calif to Washington state), so we did not have many longtime friends.
This afternoon, one of my bowling buddies called me up and said she and her husband wanted to take me out to dinner with them. It was the first time to a local restaurant since Bill died.. It was nice to have dinnertime conversation again
and last week my BFF (for 36 years) called to tell me she is coming for a visit in Feb..for 10 days..yippee...
A week after my husband died, I forgot to close a car door and of course the battery died.. It was my first solo "car issue" ..I called the motor club and they sent out a guy at 9:30 PM..
He hadn't been there more than 5 minutes when my corner neighbor (3 houses down) showed up and stayed there with me until he left ... I was not afraid to be alone with a strange guy, but she was worried for me
I might figure out this alone stuff yet
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We'll be at the airport to greet you, and bring a kitty to pet. You are ALWAYS welcome here (it's bring your own coat!)
It takes a while to get used to being alone, but somehow you manage. It's nice that you can come to DU and post about it too because even if we're not physically close by we can be here for you.
