Silver Wings!

I woke up this morning... feeling like I had forgotten something.  I'm still feeling that way.

The little rescue horse Lucky, got gelded on Tuesday... and his owner, said he's doin good.  She actually got some time "with" him. He focused on her.  I love that.  I wish wish wish I were closer to him!!  I'm hoping to make a little weekend trip to meet him, maybe February!  If I recall correctly there's a hot springs up in that area... hmmmm :)

So, today is the day you need to know where the ring came from... thus the silver wings!

From left to right: Bob, Richard, lady(can't remember her name) and Joe

In 2006, I met a guy on the Internet.  His name... Richard Cote.  He lived in Rhode Island.  What a character this guy was!!!  We would spend HOURS chatting on the Internet.  Emailing, chatting... phone calls.  Our connection was not romantic... it was friendship.  We spoke the same language.  We understood each other.  Richard knew, without a doubt that I felt his every emotion.  Even though he was a pain in the ass, he was so kind and special (but he would never really let anyone know that).  He didn't have many friends... Richard, was a veteran.  Go figure huh?  And, as most of our veterans are... he was tortured inside by what he had seen and by what he had done.  He had 2 friends, Bob and Joe.  Richard had already decided that Bob was hopeless and Richard knew that Joe and I needed to meet. So, he put me in touch with Joe.  Joe and I began to correspond... more and more every day... until, it was time... it was time to meet Joe and Richard.  So, I made a trip to Rhode Island. As an interesting side note, one of my graduate students that I worked with at Texas A&M was from Providence, RI and was now back to living there so, I had 3 friends in Rhode Island that I needed to see.

Richard's Headstone at the Veterans Cemetery

And off I went....Long story short... Joe and I fell in love and even though Joe would have loved to move to Texas... it wasn't possible.  His elderly parents, disabled brother and his business would not allow it, so I made plans to move to RI and Joe and I would marry.  Well, I got permission from the court to move Del to RI and I got a job at ABC in Providence as a producer but, when it came down to it....I couldn't do it.  I loved Joe and I loved RI but... I couldn't go.  I couldn't leave my family and my state.  I was always the one making the supreme sacrifice and this time, I wasn't willing to make it.  My child and me, where more important.  Joe, is still very much in love with me and there will always be a place in my heart for him.  A few years later, Richard had a heart attack and died on me.  We used to joke about what would happen when he died.  I miss him everyday.  The ring that John asked me to pass on, was a ring that Joe gave me.  I believe it is the purest love I've ever received and John recognized that.

Joe and I still correspond but I try to keep it short and sweet.  I've moved on with life and I'm happy.  He is still stuck.... and I don't want to be stuck. 

AND THE FEELING THAT I'VE FORGOTTEN SOMETHING IS G-O-N-E!!!  AMAZING!!!

And today's song is my most favorite song of all time!  Silver wings!  Never ride faster than your angel can fly!