Life goes on.

Since I have written the blog from Australia, life went on. I filed federal, state and city taxes with help from some of Joe's friends. Also my cousin Dave helped by doing Joe's estate taxes. It is interesting that when you file the estate taxes in probate court in Cleveland, it is on the opposite end of the hall from the marriage bureau...the beginning and the end. However, domestic relations court is a left turn off of the corridor. Interesting thought to me.

Then I spent my first anniversary without Joe at Bowling Green with an old friend Susan Bobey where they had events for the 100th anniversary of the university. There was a tour of the STroh Center they are building...we went inside with the general contractor to see where things would be. Joe would have loved it. Then went to the Falcon Flames vow renewal ceremony which was nice. There was a reception at the president's house where Sue and I drove byu to see what a beautiful home it is. Also saw changes in the city and walked the campus. Came home and went through old cards Joe sent and saved and then went to the rib burn off and listened to a band playing old tunes.

My birthday was a full day, too. It started with a hike with Lisa in the Metroparks, then a pedicure with Matt, Lisa and Patti followed by a massage with Matt and Shannon. Dinner was with Matt, Shannon, Mary, Lisa, and Ellen at Momocho's a mod mex place with great guacamole and margueritas. Then ended the day with the Cleveland Orchestra and fireworks on public square.

Although life is full, no matter what I do there is always something missing. Nothing everything ever seems finished or complete. I guess that was to paraphrase a line from the Jerry McQuire movie, Joe completed me and without him nothing I do or experience seems complete because he is the missing link.

But I still feel his presence and will try to listen for him in the wind.