It's definitely been more than a minute. Maybe 5 years since I have thought about this blog. How can that be?? I used to live to read a good book ahead of the scheduled release date. What happened to that girl?
Unfortunately, a lot in the last five years. Lots of grief but also lots of love. I lost both of my parents in 2023, exactly 4 weeks apart from pancreatic cancer. Yes, they both had pancreatic cancer and it ended up taking both of them away from me. I was just coming to terms of losing Mom when Dad died. It hurt and still hurts a lot to this day. My parents were young and still had a lot of years left to live. It's unfair and life can be so cruel. Grief is such a rollercoaster of emotions.
Along the way, our family grew closer. We say, "I love you" more often. We don't take our time together for granted. We also grieve together and share beloved memories of those we have lost.
I've been reminding myself to live how I want to live because in the end, we die. We don't get another chance at this life. So it's up to us (You) to make the most of it. Only you can control you!
Reading is still a favorite hobby of mine. The goal for this year was to read like I used too all those years ago. I always had a book in my hand or nearby. I want to be that girl again. I definitely need an escape from reality.
Look out because I'm back.
