Grief is such a strange emotion. Because it moves from one extreme to the other. It’s not stable. It’s not consistent. It’s not as if you feel one emotion on a consistent basis. One day I’m moving on with my life, encouraged in living out a legacy that my dad left me. And regardless of [...]
Archive for May, 2008
29 May
O Minneapolis, How Do I Love Thee…
Let me count the ways.
Minnesota is the land of 10,000 lakes and with so many lakes there are tons of parks. We spent a lovely afternoon at Powderhorn Park. We were all so happy to be there.
And we were really sad when it was time to leave…
However we were off to Matt’s Bar, the home [...]
27 May
Viva el Minneapolis!
So, the Petroski clan took a trip out to Minneapolis to visit my cool bro, Tony.
Derek was very happy to meet his Auntie and Uncle
And then he was elated to meet his cousin, Minnie!
“I Love Minnesota” -Derek Petroski
There’s SO much more to blog on Derek’s first trip out of CO!!!! Stay tuned….
20 May
A Good Day
It’s been a week since my dad passed away. One full week before my birthday. Yes, today is my birthday. And no, this isn’t a solicitation for gifts (although gifts would not be denied…). My dad loved birthdays. That was something he was always very good at. If he were still here, I would no [...]
16 May
Eulogy
I wrote my dad’s eulogy. I thought I’d share it.
Antonio Lopez, Jr. was born on July 12, 1943 in San Juan, Puerto Rico, to Antonio Lopez Sr. and Octavia Cordero. The son of a barber, he was raised in his grandmother’s house by his grandparents, parents and five aunts. A very intelligent young boy, he [...]
14 May
My Amazingly Supportive Husband
Paul wrote a beautiful post about my father’s passing that you can find here.
I cried, he cried… we’re just a big snot factory in the Petroski household these days.
13 May
I Love You Infinity
As most of you know, my dad passed away this morning. I received the phone call about 2:40a that his heart had stopped and he had passed on. I’ll blog about all of that at some later point. Tonight, I want to reminisce about my dad.
When we were kids we had this game that we [...]
12 May
No More Wasting Time
I found out today that someone very close to me is very ill. As we gathered around this person’s bedside, my brother made a very profound statement, “No matter what has happened, the past is the past. Today, we move on from here and enjoy each moment we have with each other.”
As I prayed this [...]
11 May
Mother’s Day 2008
My very first Mother’s Day and I felt very loved! To begin, usually on Sunday mornings, Paul will get Derek when Derek wakes up to give me a little more time in bed before I have to get up for work. Today, we kept going back and forth over who was going to go get [...]
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