I think you always have an energetic connection to the person you loved for so many years. I will be divorced three years in May and I'm on the path of healing....not nearly healed, but on it. When I have money issues, I get angry, when I need a hug, I get sad. It's normal. One thing I do is not try and 'stuff' the emotions. I miss my old x and marriage, but that's over. He became someone else. So, I moved on...like you. The first couple of birthdays I grieved, now I celebrate (the entire week of my birthday). It's not better or worse, just different.
Me 55 H 49 Married 21 years No kids bomb 5/09 filed 7/09 divorced and moving forward 5/10