Thursday, February 7, 2013

Decadent December


Yale Cocktail
December, the last month of the year.  Here by the rosemary bush we greeted December - Hell Yeah -- I mean Hell Yale (the name of the drink)!  Gin, vermouth, blue curacao & a dash of bitters.  Appropriately bittersweet as we close out the year and the journey.

And the final drink of the month was Zipper Head.  Truthfully, I can't even remember what it was - must have zipped my head good!

Throughout this year we've had some amazing drinks, and some duds, met a few nice folks, and some duds, but through it all we had some laughs and that was what we were after to help us through this year of grief. 

This year's journey is over and now it is time to push forward through another year.  Will it be easier?  I can't say for sure because I've come to realize through all this that grief never dies, it just becomes more manageable.  There is truth to the saying, "life goes on" - a year later I'm still here and the world still spins, so I'm confident we'll get through this year too.  How many ups and downs remains to be seen, but we sure will try to enjoy it while we can.  As for me, I miss my husband deeply and have to thank him for helping me to become stronger over the years and strong enough to handle all of this.  I will always love him and be grateful for our time together.

So, goodbye readers - thanks for tuning in, don't drink and drive and have a great life.