Thanks, Gordie. It IS hard to resist reaching out. I fight it some days, and other days my anger makes me not even tempted. Today is NOT one of the anger days, though. I'm really missing him today. I think it's all the storm prep that I'm having to do, and thinking back to 4 weeks ago when he was here doing it all. Hard to believe he's the same person who stayed extra days 4 weeks ago to ride out the last hurricane with me, and since the missed anniversary, he's gone radio silent, even in the face of this storm.
It is what it is. Hang in there with NC. I keep believing the others here who say it will get easier.
M-60 H-51 M-14 years BD 12/26/16 S 1/1/17
"First the pain, then the rising." Glennon Doyle Melton