keep in better touch with friends & family

Some things you just pray for with an open heart…i always prayed to have a closer relationship with my father, always was sensitive to time people described with their dads, usually comparing and finding lacking in this…

but this little thing happened – my dad, on my occasion of visiting through and planning to spend some time together, offered to eat out…first time in my life.

It was a very special time for me…even was a little nervous )))

Thank you! :)

I am thankful for the time I got to spend, as I chose to visit him on my trip through M. Simple things as cooking a meal together and taking a walk in the park were out of character for him, but such a great opportunity to hold a conversation and call this actually the “quality time”. Thank you, dad.
And the sms follow-up flowed…

it’s worth being in touch with your loved ones, even the tough one :)

Although I’ve seeing a lot of friends and family lately, I’m feeling a heavy descent after finding out that 3 of my core girlfriends are leaving town. One took off for Australia yesterday (she met a man), one leaves for Winnipeg later in the month (she found a job), and a third is going home to Newfoundland after decades here in Vancouver.

It’s a bit selfish on my part, I know, but it’s really dragging me down. There are numerous people I lost regular touch with when I entered mommy-land, and I cherish the ones I still see frequently. It’s also coming up on the second anniversary of Paul’s death, which remains painful.

I think I should organize something like a tea party or clothing swap so I can re-connect with some of the friends I haven’t seen in a while. And make sure the ones I still have here in town know how much they mean to me, even if I don’t call/get out as often as I used to.

I’m going pretty good at this on-going goal of mine. With the wedding right around the corner I’m keeping in touch with everyone I know. After my mom passed away last year I’ve had to re-evaluate what “friends & family” entails really. She was my only family before then it seemed like and without her here it is a lot different. I do still have a lot of people to keep in touch with. Its hard that a few family members can’t pick up their phones and call me, I have to be the one, but I like to keep this goal going and I like to keep feeding myself on the warmth of friends and families love.

In the last few months I’ve seen quite a lot of my friends & family. I’d like to keep up with it even though the wintery weather makes things more difficult. These last couple of days I’ve felt too low energy to trek out for coffee meet-ups, but I’ve taken extra time to write/call some of the people I haven’t been in touch with for too long a time. These days it really takes so little to let someone know you’re thinking about them. I know it means a lot to me when someone takes a minute so to just say ‘hey’...

I haven’t been very good at letting the people in my life know how much I love them – reaching out to them often and responding to them promptly and consistently is a pretty straightforward place to start.

I just wrote a letter responding to my friend.

I have to work on sending a package to another friend which is LONG overdue.. and call another one back sometime this week.

Although I haven’t been keeping a decent friend/family starlog under this goal, I’ve been keeping in good touch with both. Letters, phone calls, e-mails, tea parties, mutual support, random wanderings, evening cocktails and friendly visits crop up pretty consistantly whenever possible.

Today I went to visit a good friend who just got out of the hospital, which was half a wonderful brunch & social call, and half me trying to help out where I could – she’s certainly been not only a great friend but also a solid pillar for me when I needed support. At very least I came bearing cheer, pink (fertility infused?) flowers, spicy chili chocolate, and a small, cute, dancing bear boy.

I hope we can wrangle a half decent gathering of sorts here with our mutual friends before summer is spent…

sometimes people tell me to call them and i don’t..

i want to be better at returning calls, letters, & messages with promptness and politeness

August 24th- sitting down and writing a couple letters to J & J

Trying to follow-up my thoughts of my family members with a phone-call or an sms.