Enjoying life – life is short

Life is short as I know too well.  I lost my wife Marianne about 2 and 1/2 years ago to breast cancer.  She was a great lady, but sickness sucked the will to live out of her.  When she died I like so many survivors had to make a choice.  You see when you lose a loved one you have a choice to live in sorrow moping around, being sad.  Or you have to make a hard choice to move on in live.  To grab what live throws you.  To enjoy and live everyday the fullest.  Sometimes it means major changes.  It means making new friends, and making a new path.  Sometimes alone, sometimes with a new partner.

I have been lucky to find a new love Lisa.  A lady that is sweet and kind.  A lady that puts up with my bad habits.  At fifty four you tend to have habits that are hard to break.  But this weekend we took a short trip with Lisa’s son DJ and his girlfriend Amanda to see my son Ryan and his wife Katie.  It was a great weekend.  We had a great night singing at one of Chicago’s great piano bars…..Howl at the moon.

Then we spent time at the Shedd Aquarium and I even braved the glass floor at the Sears/Willis tower.  It was a great time had by all of us.  I was busy at work.  I have 17 home deals that are signed and waiting to close.  It has been a very busy January, so it was hard to break away.  But I took the time.

So I have this little bit of advice for all of you.  Take the time to do a short winter get away with your family/loved ones.  Live is too short.  You never know when you may lose somebody special to you.  So take the time to go.  Make some memories and enjoy life today.

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