This time last year I was full swing in preparation for our first Friendsgiving/Housewarming party. I had decided to throw the party after delaying for years. The house was never “ready”. Too many projects not finished.
It was a lot of work but it was so much fun. Tons of people, laughs and lots of food consumed.
I threw the party well before Thanksgiving so I could be with the ones that mattered during the holiday season.
I have been planning on throwing another party but things just keep going wrong. At work, with my finances, my emotional state, my nephew, my dad. Just nonstop bad shit.
I keep going back and forth about it.
The pros:
Keeping the tradition, my family’s traditions going. Feeding people and taking care of them.
Seeing friends, catching up, feeling the love of friends that I consider family.
Bringing joy into the house, into my heart.
Cons:
Having to deep clean the house, prepare food, rent tables & chairs, spend money I don’t have.
Having people come into our home for the first time since he has been gone. Since the gathering after his service.
Celebrating life and love, 2 days after what would have been our 10 year anniversary together and the day after my nephew’s big surgery for his cancer. The possibility that they may have to remove his leg if they can’t salvage the limb.
Am I ready for this? Am I ready to fake a smile if I can’t really feel it. I know there will be the “first” holiday but do I need to force the issue on my own terms or delay the inevitable and wait for the holiday to come and spend it with his family like always.
I don’t know if I am strong enough. Mentally, physically, emotionally and financially.
Living A Shattered Life 