2019 Sucked: My Thoughts on Loss, Grief, and Life After
There is no one at home to speak my name anymore. Names for me often included Sweetheart, Trent, Love, My Person, Honey, Sexy Man… Now there’s silence. I used to be your Sous-Chef – the kitchen was your domain. I… Read morePrompt 1: There is No One at Home to Speak My Name
4 years is such a short time. The length of a single presidential term, the traditional undergraduate program length, the average lifespan of a blue jay and a rainbow trout, the amount of time I’ve lived 9 times over in… Read more4 years
One last random share for the night; the most unexpected things bring you to your knees when dealing with the loss of a close loved one. I’d been avoiding washing & putting away Sara’s half-dozen water bottles/cups/containers she had been… Read moreWater Cups
So…. 2019 sucked. Our baby died. My wife died. I’m suddenly a widow at age 36. (Did I mention our 3rd wedding anniversary and my 36th birthday were both less than 3 weeks after Sara’s death…?) I never imagined life… Read moreWhat now?
Sara’s Obituary was published in the Daily Camera, a Boulder, CO paper, on November 7th, 2019. Here’s a link to the electronic version I wrote the obituary, and it’s something that involved lots of tears, some research, some text messages… Read moreSara’s Obituary
Some folks have already seen this shared to Sara’s memorialized Facebook page, but I thought it was appropriate to share it here, too. This is what I shared November 11th, 2019, at the gathering to celebrate Sara’s life, held at… Read moreMy Eulogy for Sara
My name is Trenton – in October 2015 I had my first in-person date with an amazing woman named Sara, who I’d met online. Right away, we knew we had something special. She and I just clicked – we complimented… Read moreIntroductory Post