Another Missed Birthday

Raymond would have been 54 today.  He would have loved how beautiful today turned out.  

I am pretty sure we would have made a trip to a park and then come home to grill burgers and have apple pie for dessert.

It just never gets any easier.  I can push it aside easier in front of people, but my heart aches and the tears are just to the back of my eyes. 

A soulmate is someone who has locks that fit our keys, and keys to fit our locks. When we feel safe enough to open the locks, our truest selves step out and we can be completely and honestly who we are; we can be loved for who we are and not for who we're pretending to be. Each unveils the best part of the other. No matter what else goes wrong around us, with that one person we're safe in our own paradise. Our soulmate is someone who shares our deepest longings, our sense of direction. When we're two balloons, and together our direction is up, chances are we've found the right person. Our soulmate is the one who makes life come to life. ~ Richard Bach

 I really miss my soulmate.