PP - I truly appreciate your thoughtful reflections and observations. Your willingness to honestly share the trials and tribulations of your journey help so many people. Thank you.
I really hope I don't remember the anniversary date of bomb drop! As a matter of fact, I'm going to modify my signature, so that I can't. I don't like to mark days that were unbearable, such a deaths...I guess BD is a death of sorts...it's going in my "do not remember this date" pile. LOL
You and Woofie...LOL Sounds like a great time!
I like the phrase "express myself authentically" - I've often thought I was burying myself to live someone else's life. My new goal is to live authentically. I've got so much to look forward to...and I think the real me isn't nearly as bad as I've been afraid of.