Lori

relate to, you know, mess with different ladies and we start hanging out outside the gym, having dinner, going for a drink, going art fairs, craft fairs.

relate to, you know, mess with different ladies and we start hanging out outside the gym, having dinner, going for a drink, going art fairs, craft fairs.

relate to, you know, mess with different ladies and we start hanging out outside the gym, having dinner, going for a drink, going art fairs, craft fairs.

Yes, it was very good. It was what I needed at that point. And realizing that everybody is going through different things and grief doesn't have a timeline. Right. One of the ladies was having a Christmas party. We were doing a white elephant gift exchange. They specifically said, bring something that's already in your house. So that you're not spending any money on anything.

Yes, it was very good. It was what I needed at that point. And realizing that everybody is going through different things and grief doesn't have a timeline. Right. One of the ladies was having a Christmas party. We were doing a white elephant gift exchange. They specifically said, bring something that's already in your house. So that you're not spending any money on anything.

Yes, it was very good. It was what I needed at that point. And realizing that everybody is going through different things and grief doesn't have a timeline. Right. One of the ladies was having a Christmas party. We were doing a white elephant gift exchange. They specifically said, bring something that's already in your house. So that you're not spending any money on anything.

So a bunch of us go to the party and we start this gift exchange. With this particular format, you didn't open the gift until everybody had picked and all the gifts were stolen. So really, people were doing it based on the shape and the size of the bag or the packaging.

So a bunch of us go to the party and we start this gift exchange. With this particular format, you didn't open the gift until everybody had picked and all the gifts were stolen. So really, people were doing it based on the shape and the size of the bag or the packaging.

So a bunch of us go to the party and we start this gift exchange. With this particular format, you didn't open the gift until everybody had picked and all the gifts were stolen. So really, people were doing it based on the shape and the size of the bag or the packaging.

Yeah. If it was heavy, if you could shake it and make noise. So there was probably 20 of us or so. We get through. Everybody gets their final gifts. And then we're going around the room. opening the gifts. They're getting Christmas decorations. They're getting ornaments. They're getting wreaths. They're getting candy. They're getting, you know, just all kinds of different items.

Yeah. If it was heavy, if you could shake it and make noise. So there was probably 20 of us or so. We get through. Everybody gets their final gifts. And then we're going around the room. opening the gifts. They're getting Christmas decorations. They're getting ornaments. They're getting wreaths. They're getting candy. They're getting, you know, just all kinds of different items.

Yeah. If it was heavy, if you could shake it and make noise. So there was probably 20 of us or so. We get through. Everybody gets their final gifts. And then we're going around the room. opening the gifts. They're getting Christmas decorations. They're getting ornaments. They're getting wreaths. They're getting candy. They're getting, you know, just all kinds of different items.

Yeah, or things that people have re-gifted. They may have gotten it for Christmas last year. Sure, sure. Then I pull out this item that looks and feels like it's a vase.

Yeah, or things that people have re-gifted. They may have gotten it for Christmas last year. Sure, sure. Then I pull out this item that looks and feels like it's a vase.

Yeah, or things that people have re-gifted. They may have gotten it for Christmas last year. Sure, sure. Then I pull out this item that looks and feels like it's a vase.

It's got a cover on the top with a cover, almost like a paper that's been taped on the top of it.

It's got a cover on the top with a cover, almost like a paper that's been taped on the top of it.

It's got a cover on the top with a cover, almost like a paper that's been taped on the top of it.

I pull it out. I'm looking at it. I'm trying to figure out what it is. And I hear a voice coming from the back. One of the older ladies said, well, I was told to bring something that I already had. And this is my husband. Well, it's my husband's ashes. And he wanted me to spread them in a local park. And I just can't bear to do it alone. I couldn't bear to do it at all.

I pull it out. I'm looking at it. I'm trying to figure out what it is. And I hear a voice coming from the back. One of the older ladies said, well, I was told to bring something that I already had. And this is my husband. Well, it's my husband's ashes. And he wanted me to spread them in a local park. And I just can't bear to do it alone. I couldn't bear to do it at all.