Easter dance

How something so simple can make me so happy! Yesterday I was at moms and dads. We were there to celebrate easter. I was there a bit more early because mom and I have this tradition of coloring some easter eggs. So of course we had to do that this year as well. Mom and dad have been into dancing since a few months. They joined their friends who have been doing it for several years. It started with their trip to Benidorm last October. Yesterday I got a little show of the dances they have learned. I got this show form both my mom and my dad! It is so wonderful! My mom is a type of persons who enjoys doing these things. And she just goes for it. She likes to learn and she doesn't let it stop her when she doesn't know a dance just quite yet. My dad however is different. Especially after his heart attack 1,5 years ago his short term memory is affected a bit. He is not the type to memorize a dance, let alone perform it when he doesn't know it quite yet. But even my dad performed for me yesterday! It was just wonderful to watch. How something so small, seeing ma parents dance, could make me so happy! Just to see how it makes them happy. And just to see it happening, as that time 1,5 years ago went down a little different, this wasn't even possible. I loved it. I loved watching it and I feel they deserve to do these dances for at least a whole lot of years more!

Happy easter!

Ciao!

Ixis

One year ago

Another milestone. One year ago my life was turned upside down when my father ended up in the hospital with a serious heart condition. CPR, 'induced' coma and a cooling down procedure where necessary to help my dad recover. All this started exactly 366 days ago, October 18th 2013. Now, October 19th 2014 he stood here today helping to coordinate how my boyfriend and I cleaned our tetras roof. I am just so blessed that things ended the way they did. First of all because of the strength of my mom, who despite all her worries started CPR gave the doctors a chance to perform surgery. So my mom did saved my dad's life. Just incredible how she did that. My mom and dad just came back from their holiday. I so hope they can enjoy so much more holiday's together. I hope they can enjoy their grandchildren in a few years time. I hope that this has made them stronger a team together and they will each be happy. I love them so much. These are the things that matter in life. You need to realize that in times when just everyday things seem to take over.

Ciao!

Ixis

Moving on....

How am I coping? And am I coping, or am I avoiding everything that has happened to dad? He is home again, to rest and become stronger. Monday he will start with a revalidation program. My mom is devastated by the whole event. Am I staying strong to be there for her? And for my dad? Or is this my coping?

Well on another topic, I kind off got a promotion at work :D It is freaking me out of course with all of the new things I have to do. From December 1st I am going to work fulltime and become the advisor for this new organization part next to my 'old' organization part. Plus I got a raise :) Well, I get it this december :)

In the meantime I an trying to relax my mind by searching the internet for inspiration at home. With the holidays approaching I found this real simple but very cool idea:

Ciao!

Ixis