Last night I attended a private retirment celebration at the Kalpan Penthouse in the Rose Building in the Lincoln Center NY city. This was a beautiful reception and dinner with wonderfully catered meal. Attending were people selected by the guest of honor to celebrate his retirement.
During the evening, a Tony award winning performer regaled us with several Broadway songs. In her set, she performed several Disney songs inclusing one from Aladdan. I was overcome with emotion as I recalled Alicia's love of the animated Disney movies. She was silly in her all out love of Aladdan, Beauty and the Beast, Little Mermaid, etc. Her love of these movies mirrored my own. I have not been able to watch any of these movies since she died. I have often considered just doing it, but I was not sure if I could make it through the entire movie.
Cathie reminded me we are closing in on the 1 year mark of Alicia's death. We will be in Tahoe with a very close family friend for teh weekend. It is also my brother's bday for which I will need to figure out a plan. We have not discussed if and how we want to mark the anniversary. I can not beleive it has been almost 1 year. Her friends have moved on with their lives as they should. We are lucky that a few have chosen to stay a part of our family. For that I am eternally grateful. It is hard to watch a gaggle of college kids without thinking about Alicia wondering how things would have turned out differently. Yes... I know. The unanswerable questions still arise. At least somewhat less frequently now.
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