Hey Sexy,
I came across these numbers on another blogger's site (they didn't indicate where exactly they got them from so I can't really link to whoever figured it all out).
Irregardless, it made me think of all that we lost... so, by the numbers... here's just a sampling of what was stolen from Jim... and in turn me.. as well as his children...
Our Lifetime in Numbers
Life expectancy – 78.5 years or 2,475,576,000 seconds; You were 37.5 years (nearly to the day) old when you were murdered. That means that the three people responsible for your death stole FORTY ONE years from us. 41...
Words Spoken in Lifetime - 123,205,750; They stole 64,359,500 words that Bethie, Andrew, and I will never hear.
Friendships – 1,700; They robbed 888 people from ever being graced with your light.
Dreams – 104,390; They stole 54,522 moments of happiness from you. You will never get to see the dreams of watching your children grow, learn, graduate from high school and from college, marry, and start a family of their own. Your dream of starting OUR family, OUR future, and OUR lives together... of watching OUR children grow... all taken from you... from us.
Beer – 10,351 pints; That's 5,406 pints that will never be shared with friends.
Sex – 4,239 times; They stole 2,214 more moments of expression, intimacy, and love from you and I.
Holidays - 59 trips; They robbed us of 31 vacations. Thirty-one more escapes to celebrate our love for each other. 31 trips to show the kids new destinations. To enjoy new experiences as a couple and as a family.
No wonder I'm left here pinning over what we were finally getting to enjoy...
I'm left remembering the beautiful ride...
I'm left with no one to share the memories with...
I'm left holding together the shattered pieces of OUR lives...
I miss you Waddles. Not a day goes by that I don't kiss your picture and wish you were here. I long for your embrace... for your touch... for your caress...
I don't know what to do with myself anymore. Every decision, every move, every moment for the last seven years was made with our future in mind... and now without you in the equation I'm at a complete loss.
Love always,
2 comments:
Wow. Powerful.
Thanks Teddy. I think the power comes from the cold hard facts. I am hoping that those who are still lurking on my blog will see the reality of what the actions of those closest to them have caused... although I don't hold much hope for that.
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