Since the passing of my brother in law, its been pretty hectic. Trying to find a flight that we could afford for Darren to fly to London was a nightmare. But amazingly, and not surprisingly, God worked it all out for us and we found the perfect flight for a more than perfect price. So Darren left for London this past Monday and will be gone till the 17th of Feb. That means in 10 days I get to see my baby again and I honestly cannot wait!!!
At first I thought to myself, wow two whole weeks of just Kristin time, but after the first day I was ready for Darren to be back. It is definitely much quieter, much cleaner and a whole lot lonelier without him here. Now the cleaner part I don't mind at all. It has actually given me a lot of time to do all the odd jobs that have been bugging me for quiet some time, like cleaning all the blinds in the house and finally getting that annoying cobweb on the corner of the ceiling. Things that you notice everyday but just don't have the time to properly clean them when you want. It has been really refreshing to get it done and I feel a huge sense of accomplishment. But I would trade all that in to have my husband next to me again. I haven't been sleeping well and I find myself talking to our dog Daisy just to hear someones voice, pathetic I know! I didn't want to do too much this week and with all this crazy rain, I pretty much stayed in every night. But starting tonight I am going to hang out with some friends which will be nice.
Natalie and I are going for sushi which I cannot wait!!! I have been saving my appetite all day for our dinner tonight! I am leading a song at church tomorrow which I am so blessed to be given the opportunity to do. And the best part is, I will have the choir standing behind me singing along with me. I have always dreamed of doing that! I am so excited!!! I also have been making some friends at the Younger Marrieds group at our church and hopefully will get together with them as well! Im looking forward to this week and excited to see what all it brings.
Darren is doing quiet well. The cold weather has been hard for him. It makes his leg ache quiet a bit which I think will be something he will have to deal with now. Since he has a metal rod that goes from the bottom of his foot to the middle of his leg, I think he will feel the cold a lot more. Thankfully we live in So.Cal where it really doesn't' get too cold, but he is feeling it in London. They have had so much snow lately! More than I have ever seen there. Makes me wish I were there, its so beautiful!
Darren's family is doing better as well. There were over 500 people at Roberts funeral which is amazing. Just goes to show how loved he and his family are! What a blessing to have that kind of support. Darren said it was beautiful funeral. He even got up and spoke which I am so proud of him for. He stayed a few days extra to spend time with his dad and the family and had a really great time and they loved having him so I am glad he got to do that. I can only imagine how hard this must be on them all and I know only time will heal the hurt they are feeling, but their spirits are up and they are smiling and trying to keep on with life which is wonderful. Please keep them in your prayers though.
Ok, well I have to get ready for dinner tonight! Felt good to blog again! Hopefully I will try t do some more soon! And to those who do read my blog, especially family in London, please feel free to leave me a comment! I love to hear what you have to say! Yes, I am talking to you Samantha :) ha ha!
Until Then,
Cheers,
Kristin
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