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High Five!
To this day, I'm not quite sure how I made it Five years to the day of Dean's passing. I truly think I'm still in shock to some degree over the sudden and unexpected loss. I remember thinking at day #3, ugh, how will I get through three weeks, much less three...
Go Vikes!
Flying out of Philly this morning I couldn't help but notice this ring on one of our first class passengers. He was sitting in front of me as we were coming in for landing into Dallas Fort Worth. I asked the gentleman...who I later found out happened to be one of the...
Season of Change
I was looking out the window thinking it is so unsettling to miss out on the future without Dean Blixt. Good grief...no parties, birthdays, holidays, weekends, weddings, travel, walks, talks, even simple daily grind. It's a tough reality to accept he will never walk...
Grief is Messy
Grief is messy and consumes every bit of the smallest stuff. Even deciding what to do with the cellphone line that belongs to Dean Blixt is simply heartbreaking. Good grief! At least there are options if I decide to preserve his phone number! Uggh. #MakeYourDashCount...
Coincidence, or Wink from Above?
While out walking my dogs in the park near my house I found this precious piece of wood. A broken blade from a hockey stick, which by the way, is nowhere in sight! Mind you, I live in the Arizona desert but even anywhere for that matter, a blade just doesn't slide in...
When in Paris
When in Paris ~ Notre Dame ~ a perfect place to reflect ~ and light a candle in sweet sorrow for Dean Blixt and the treasured times we were able to share there ~ this makes my heart ache. We'll always have Paris. #NotreDame #MakeYourDashCount #dcbj 65-18
Pieces of Peace
I can't believe I have endured two months and two days without my dream treasure, Dean Blixt. Good grief ... this is proving to be a marathon, not a race, through a long tunnel of darkness. I continue to focus my energy upwards toward the light yet fully aware of the...
Coping With Cracks Takes Me Back
Kudos to Peter at AZ Quality Granite!! Talk about a Seinfeld episode, seriously, it wouldn't be a Lory family adventure without some sort of a debacle. My brother Shannon was picking me up along with my other brother Jeff at Lowe's. While trying to change lanes he had...
Souls On Board: Soul snippets
As a flight attendant I cherish the fact that I work with and meet so many fascinating people from all walks of life. Returning to the airline industry after years in broadcasting and in between my former days with Pan American World Airways, it is confirmed time and...
Life Is A Journey
Wow! I can't believe how life works in such mysterious ways. My friends, who live in upstate New York, have been raising money for the past two years to help build a school in Ghana, Africa. They have finally raised enough money to make the trek to the Sankofa...