This week will seem like a breeze in the kitchen, but it's always my hardest week of the year.
May 10 - 16, 2021
Monday -- My former sister-in-law (husband's brother's ex-wife) is in town and we are meeting for lunch at Longhorn Steakhouse. We were very close during their 25-year marriage, and she is my daughter's Godmother. Dinner will be a light, if anything at all.
Tuesday -- Will be out of town visiting my late husband's gravesite. It's been 7 years, but it is a pilgrimage I make every May 11th (and several other times throughout the year; the year he passed, May 11th was on Mother's Day, which is why I say it's a difficult week). He's buried in my hometown, which is about 2 1/2 hours away. The cemetery is at the Catholic church where we were married and is where his parents and many family friends are buried. When he suddenly and unexpectedly passed away, at a location mid-way between here and there, I had to quickly decide on a funeral home and burial site, and that location seemed most peaceful and carried importance in our relationship. I'll likely stop at one of our favorite haunts in that area for a late lunch / early dinner before heading home.
Wednesday -- Orientation meeting with new members of my Widows & Widowers group, at a local sandwich shop, so will grab a bite while I'm there.
Thursday -- Dinner meeting with my Widows & Widowers group; I'm presenting details of a summer outing that's planned
Friday -- burgers on the grill and side salad????
Saturday -- grilled chicken, side salad, roasted veggies
Sunday -- meatloaf, mashed potatoes, salad -- my daughter and I had good conversation yesterday around her favorite childhood foods, and she mentioned meatloaf. And, she gave me a little fill-in-the-blank book for Mother's Day, entitled Things I Love About My Mom. Last evening when I got home, I read what she'd written In it. She wrote about learning to cook from me and how, as a child, she loved to watch me make meatloaf. I didn't know about what she wrote when we had our afternoon conversation. So, it seems appropriate to have meatloaf for Sunday dinner. Good memories, for sure!
Open the gift you are given every single day and love on everyone who is important to you. Time together is a gift, not a given.
Hugs,
Lori K