I've been asked by many caring friends and family members what I'm doing to remember Jenny today. It was a year ago, after all, that she went from living among us to watching over us.
One of Jenny's favorite arias was Nessun Dorma from the opera Turandot by Puccini. So, from midnight to midnight today, at least one of us three boys will be awake to think about Jenny. (Dylan stayed up until 3:45 this morning, at which time he got me out of bed. Tyler covered for both me and Dylan in the early afternoon.)
I lit a candle at 2:30 pm, the time of day a year ago when trauma swallowed us whole. I let it burn for two hours. Jenny and I received the candle as a wedding present and I lit it using a matchbox I got in Orange County 25 years ago from Jack Shrimp, where Jenny and I often got takeout.
Tonight, after Tyler gets back from work, we'll try our best to enjoy ourselves, doing what Jenny loved doing. We'll have some Hawaiian barbecue and watch Memento, a movie that Jenny enjoyed. Dylan and I will also take a stab at a New York Times Wordle, though in word games I'm far from worthy compared to the likes of Jenny.
Note from Loren [June 26, 2023]: This afternoon I talked to my bereavement therapist, who happened to see Mission Impossible 5 yesterday. In it there's an opera scene featuring Turandot. The aria performed was Nessun Dorma.
I like the section of Loving memorirs of Jenn g Chow. I read the writing of many of her friends and coworkers, and saw a lot of her pictutes when she were young and also twins young photos . I can not stop my eye turn red and crying. It is hard to describe my emotions. HMK