Cough, cough

I have a very bad cough right now. Everytime I cough I feel like I’m hacking my guts up, also I get an headache. I’m so glad it’s my weekend off work. Speaking of work, I popped up there today because we have a sale on and I get 40% off anything in total. I picked up some stuff; a red retro handbag, a red purse, a gorgeous purple sparkly top, a winter jacket and some candy canes. I’m glad I went early. I left town at 10am and the place was choc-a-block.  I would post pictures of my spoils, but I need to get batteries for the camera.

I have done all my Christmas shopping, thank goodness. I managed to reach my goal of getting it all done before December. I now need to get the Christmas cards sent off. I’m so glad it’s out of the way, I’ve seen how irate people can get because they have left it too late and need to rush around. You get to see this hands-on when working in the retail industry. Sadly, us retail workers get it in the neck. All in a day’s work, I suppose.

Right now I’m listening to music and having a think about things. One thing or person that has been on my mind is my late grandmother who raised me. She passed away on December 16th, 2000 from emphysema. I can’t believe she’s been gone almost seven years. It doesn’t seem that long at all. I haven’t cried for her in ages, but today I got a tear in my eye while thinking of how much I love her. This year has been a big one for me, I got married. I really wish she could have been there, it felt so weird without her. I wish my grandfather could have been there, too. He passed away on April 2nd, 2005 from heart failure. These two were my parents, they raised me from a baby. I feel cheated, I only spent fifteen years with them. However, they were suffering when alive. They both had major illnesses. I remember my grandfather telling me he wanted to die to be with my grandmother. He hated living, for five years he suffered without her. It’s tragic, he was waiting to die. His health deteriorated when she passed. He was in and out of hospital so many times, I have lost count. I don’t know if there is an afterlife, but if there is I hope they are both together in peace, with no ailments and no pain. On the other hand, I really wish they were still with us.

Damn, I need a cuddle.