The last 12 months have been filled with loss

I lost 3 very dear friends (and nearly lost another)

I lost my step-father

I lost my cat

My daughter moved out

*sigh*

I am not saying there wasn't good times but there were a whole lot of sadness and struggle (still is)

Through all of this darkness and my messy emotions stood my husband. A man a few words, and even less emotion, he dealt with my ever changing moods. It was no picnic. Cancer had pretty much took over our lives last spring-fall in which during that time our 10 year anniversary fell. We celebrated but not in the way we always planned to.

I made it up to him

We finally got a chance to get away, just the two of us,

for a WHOLE week

We haven't went away like this since our honeymoon

We drank rum

A lot of rum We kayaked

We relaxed

We got massages and drank el presidente beer

We ate and made new friends

and we explored

but best of all we reconnected.

It was exactly what we needed...and it won't be 11 years before we do it again