Choices...

I'm not going to write a sad post today, mainly because I don't feel sad...

Today, a whopping 9 years ago, Jacques and I said our I do's. I can't believe that it was so long ago and I certainly can't believe that my fairytale (number 1) has come and gone. I am getting OLD! Life has such funny twists and turns and while I doubt that any day will ever pass without my thinking about and missing Jacques, I feel so ready to face new challenges. For the first time in a very, very long time, I am excited at the prospect of moving forward. I am excited at the thought of starting over. Perhaps it's our big move that's helped shove me into a new phase of life, but I'm really, really excited and there's not much that can burst that little bubble for me right now!

I strongly believe that life's about making choices, that we (to a certain extent) control our own happiness. Some choices aren't easy and some days it's more than difficult taking my own advice, but I do believe in it and it does work when I apply it to my life. So, I'm choosing not to be sad today. Sure, I'm might be nostalgic, but I'm choosing to be happy for what I've had and for what I still have, especially in my precious Jake. My marriage might have been short-lived, but it was wonderful and very happy and that's a good enough reason to celebrate what we had. And it's a great reason to hope that I might be able to share that same kind of happiness with someone else one day. And if not, well, that's also OK, I have a great life and wonderful friends...

Sue X