14 February 2011

The Surprise of My Life....

As many of you know.. the months of december and january where ... well just totally sucked the life out of me..
A total void of any celebrations
No Christmas, No New Year, No Birthday Celebrations.
We never got to exchange any gifts at all.. he was just to ill... so the gifts have sat in boxes, now moved into a spare bedroom
All of the Gifts sat unopened
How could I EVER want to celebrate anything.. now

Over the weekend, at the urging of my daughter..  she repeatedly said .. mom, why don't you open the Christmas Gift that daddy picked out for you.

I simply couldn't.. the memories of the past few months are still too painful..

Fast forward to Today is Valentine's day..
I am Still broken hearted..

But as I awoke today.. I realized that I will be OK, I have my memories..

Again today, my daughter urged me to open his gift... he picked it out just for you..

So when I got home from work this evening, after feeding the puppy dogs.. I went into the bedroom .. picked out the two gifts so perfectly wrapped.

And there it was.. the gift that he bought for me
He bought me an iPad.. and had a loving message imprinted on the one side of the iPad

He must have heard me say something along the way.. that I thought they were so cool...

So in fact, this was the last gift my husband selected and bought for me.

I couldn't think of better way to spend my valentine day, but by opening a loving gift, with a loving message written by him..

Hugs to all

25 comments:

  1. What an amazing surprise! It must mean a lot to you to know that through all of that he took the time to make sure that you had something you wanted :) A great way to remember him.

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  2. God Barb - that is awesome...made me cry.

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  3. What a wonderful way to spend Valenties day. He is and always will be with you.

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  4. That is wonderful! And now I am tear-ing up. But happy tears. I love my iPad btw!

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  5. How beautiful.. I am glad that you opened his gifts to you today. He is with you and always will be...

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  6. What a fitting day to open his gift. I'm glad you were able to do it today... happy tears here too. :)

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  7. Your husband was a wonderful man. I'm so glad your daughter encouraged you to open the gifts. It is amazing how someone can be gone in body but still be with us in our hearts. Thanks for sharing Barb.

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  8. I am so glad that you opened his gift today... He must have smiled down from heaven when he watched you open your gift and feel maybe a little bit better about your first Valentine's Day alone.

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  9. Thanks for sharing...what a precious gift...

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  10. That is just beautiful Barb...

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  11. How sweet! What a nice way to end the day.

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  12. What a remarkable man, and a great gift!

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  13. Brought tears to my eyes. He definitely had good taste.

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  14. What an amazing V-day/Christmas gift. Glad you had a good day. :)

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  15. Thank you for sharing that. It gave me goosebumps. Love endures and your bond with Mark will never be gone.
    Bonnie M.

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  16. That is SO sweet! What a lovely and loving gift. XOXO

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  17. Ahhhhhhhh....I'm so glad you opened it!

    So cool!

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  18. That's the sweetest thing - I'm glad you opened it, they really are great!

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  19. Oh Barb. You got one more love letter, no matter the specific words, you got your letter. I'm so glad you were ready to open it.

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  20. I have goose bumps reading your story! How sweet is that!

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  21. Something along with your precious memories you will have for years and years to come. Enjoy exploring.

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  22. I am so happy you had the courage to open the gift. He really was a Sweetheart.

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  23. I'm glad for you that you had that special gift from Mark-- he obviously adored you as much as you did him.
    I'm sorry Valentine's day was rough, glad you've past that hump. Get through each day and if you feel fleeting moments of normalcy-- let them come through, it doesn't detract from the love you have for him. It just means healing over time.

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  24. I read this a few minutes before leaving Mexico and it gave me shivers. It has taken me two days to comment but I always believe there are signs we have to listen for. I remember your post when you were asking for a love letter-all you wanted before Christmas. It came at the right time for you.

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