Mrs. Enginerd - Nerd Whisperer
This year marks the 10th anniversary of my wedding to W. As part of the celebration, I will be documenting our relationship from the proposal up to the wedding, and each year up to our 10th anniversary. Even with the tanking economy and the added wedding expenses we were on a high. Between the bonuses […]
It’s hard to acknowledge you are gone. Another car accident claims the life of a good friend. Receiving the call about your precarious condition at the hospital had the medical engineer in me terrified because most people don’t come back from DAI trauma. You were most likely unaware of what was happening in your induced […]
Life plays out like a tragedy. In the end, we all die. The journey plays out like a novel, written by the hand of the indelible gods; the entropy of our lives resolved by eternal slumber. Those who remain alive, left behind by those they loved and have risen to the heavens, have to deal […]
They tell me what to do and I listen, Taking turns to impart their wisdom. Calculating, methodical, completely anachronical, Pushing me to color outside the lines, To embrace anarchy and rebel. Walking the halls of memory, I can hear them all clearly, The voices of those whom I lost, Jimminy Crickets, In my head, Pulling […]
There are only two things in life that are certain, death and taxes. I’ve tried defining other certainties, aside from bodily functions, and this seems to be fairly accurate. Between all the baby announcements, weddings and birthdays, a few untimely and sudden deaths have sneaked their way into my life. After the dust settled and everyone […]
Este es el séptimo draft del blog post y todavía no doy con las palabras que le hacen justicia a lo que estoy sintiendo. Posponer mi angustia por el bien común es algo que me sale natural pero en este caso, me di cuenta rápidamente que tenía que seguir tu ejemplo y tirarme de pecho […]
Lean into the pain. Feel it, embrace it. Let it gently caress your soul and guide the tears down your cheeks, Washing away all that does not serve you anymore, or maybe, just maybe, Washing memories clean so you can purely enjoy their true splendor. Dismay, sigh, walk in the rain and vent. Let your […]
Daunting. Unyielding. Relentless. Aware. A memory is lost and the pain remains. Darkness. Enmity. Hopelessness. Apprehension. What has been was but never will be again… Despair. Aloofness. Serendipity. Resignation. Brighter days and better times are ahead. The weather is nicer in the eye of the storm…
After a drought of wedding and baby announcements, life is back at it again. (I call it Wave 3.) With a wedding on Sunday July 3rd, one in December and another one in April/May and three pregnancy announcements, my social calendar is filling up with events and a bit of anxiety. However, unlike before, this […]
Give me time to grieve, To learn to live without you, To remember the sound of your heartbeat, To forget why I will never see you again. Give me time to heal, To recover from the loss of your smile, That light that shone so brightly, Illuminating the way home. Give me time to cry, […]
Mrs. Enginerd - Nerd Whisperer 