My son Henry loved Indian food and we'd go to an Indian restaurant each year on his birthday. So now my husband and I order chana masala, aloo gobi, and naan to celebrate his birthday.
On the anniversary of his death, it's still too hard for my husband and me to do anything festive. We just take a walk.
Yes, eating their favorite foods makes a lot of sense. I also listened to Taylor Swift (which I often do anyway, to be honest) because she was Dalia's fave so they're inextricably linked for me.
I am lucky to be a part of a group of women who lost their mums and we like to celebrate them together. For Mother’s Day and also my mum’s bday we go away for a weekend to reminisce and laugh and cry. For my mum’s anniversary, my sister and I and our husbands go to my mum’s grave and to dinner. We each bring a red rose for the grave and we dry out another one and put it in the vase each year. She always had a red rose in a vase on her mantle for her dad so it’s our version of that tradition.
I love the idea of making their favorite foods! Especially because in Dalia's case I'd get to eat chicken nuggets and French fries. And listening to your husband's music sounds perfect.
My son Henry loved Indian food and we'd go to an Indian restaurant each year on his birthday. So now my husband and I order chana masala, aloo gobi, and naan to celebrate his birthday.
On the anniversary of his death, it's still too hard for my husband and me to do anything festive. We just take a walk.
Yes, eating their favorite foods makes a lot of sense. I also listened to Taylor Swift (which I often do anyway, to be honest) because she was Dalia's fave so they're inextricably linked for me.
I am lucky to be a part of a group of women who lost their mums and we like to celebrate them together. For Mother’s Day and also my mum’s bday we go away for a weekend to reminisce and laugh and cry. For my mum’s anniversary, my sister and I and our husbands go to my mum’s grave and to dinner. We each bring a red rose for the grave and we dry out another one and put it in the vase each year. She always had a red rose in a vase on her mantle for her dad so it’s our version of that tradition.
That's beautiful. I love how the rose honors both your mother and your grandfather at the same time.
Hugs. I know this is a hard time for you. Grief never ends. I hope her memory becomes more of a blessing than a heartache.
Yes...a billion times more of a blessing than anything else.
I like to make their favorite foods, especially in the case of my parents. And I listen to my late husband’s band on his anniversary.
I love the idea of making their favorite foods! Especially because in Dalia's case I'd get to eat chicken nuggets and French fries. And listening to your husband's music sounds perfect.