Good evening!  I had a really nice brunch with girlfriends, including this incredible Benedict.

It was a good weekend.  I'm not going to get into the details, but I'm feeling more hopeful about the future.

I have a few posts pre-written for nights like these when I'm having a hard time thinking of something to post.  I'm not going to use any of them tonight.  I do want to tell you about a true story, which is also my favorite love story.  And if you know me, you know that I hate love stories.

There is a couple who met in high school.  He was a few years older, and after he graduated, he joined the army and was deployed overseas.  He sent for her once he got back to the states.  They married and had a wonderful life together with children and grandchildren.

Then she was diagnosed with Alzheimer's.  No matter how sick and confused she became, he kept her at home and took care of her 24/7, even though he was barely able to sleep and his health was affected.  This was a huge undertaking because she eventually lost control of all her basic functions.  Even towards the end when she no longer knew how to feed herself, she still knew that they were married.  I thought it was beautiful that one of her remaining memories was knowing that her husband was there.

Eventually, she passed away at home.  Her family was there with her.  She was able to do this because her husband loved her so much that he refused to put her in a care facility.  I hope that there is an afterlife so that they can find each other again someday.

I think, at least subconsciously, that this is what has made me hold out so long to settle down.  This is the standard that I have held every man to that I have dated.  Maybe it's unrealistic, but I think that we all want to be with someone we know will do everything to take care of us if times get tough.  I would like to believe that it's out there for me.  I hope that it's out there for all of you as well.

I need to get some writing done, and I also really want to finish The Wife Between Us.  May we all have a nice evening, and may we all find a love like this someday.