Happy Angelversary Sonshine! The cousins and I celebrated your special day yesterday by going out for dinner at The Ivy Inn. It was a lovely, quaint little place. It was snowing like crazy...you would have loved it! And due to the snow, we were practically the only people there, which was super nice. The lighting was low and the windows were open so we could watch the snowflakes fall. All in all, a beautiful evening. We toasted you, and you were even on the menu...yes! Linda and Vanessa surprised me by having your special day put on the menu. It was such a sweet and meaningful surprise. I'm so blessed to have such wonderful people in my life. I got calls and texts from your friends. Yes, we still stay in touch, and that makes me so happy!!! They are doing well, you'll be happy to know. Some of them have been here to visit at my new home, some are coming soon. I just love seeing them and having them here. A little piece of you is in each one of them. You are remembered by every one of them and always will be. 

Lily says hello. Can you believe she's almost 21??? She is our last pet we had together that  is still here with me, so she is very precious to me. I don't think I've ever know a cat 21 years old! She's a bit frail, but still is the first one to remind me it's dinner time, and she is sweet as ever. 

I still like to listen to your old cds, altho many of them are pretty scratched up. I guess you weren't big on protective cases for them LOL. I may pull out your old ipod and listen to that sometime. Life here on Earth is good. I try to make you proud. It's kind of strange times with Covid and all, but I have so many blessings, I don't find it to be that much of an inconvenience. I do miss gathering with people as much as I used to, but that will come back soon, I think. There's a lot to be said for learning to love to spend time with yourself. There's reading, meditation, knitting, cooking, crafts, naps...all kinds of wonderful activities you can do. And there's something called Zoom now where you can talk to your friends and see them all at the same time kind of like the Brady Bunch intro LOL. All music is pretty much on your phone or your Alexa...she's new since you left too. Very handy indeed! I can talk into my remote and tell it what show I want to watch. Funny how much things change so quickly, and I just realizing it by thinking of all the things you didn't have when you were here. 

Anyway, I wanted to say hello and let you know you are remembered every single day, and especially on your birthday and angel day. I love you Sonshine. See you soon! 

Love,

Mom