The music that made us

On my worst days, the music is the only thing that keeps me going. Today is one of those days.

I’m so grateful to Joe for introducing me to so many different genres of music. It’s funny how certain songs seem as if they were written just for us. And they follow the path of our journey together from the very beginning to the very end. Some songs don’t mean anything lyrically, but they were a constant during specific seasons of our life together.

From a single touch that made me fall in love with him while one of these was playing, to holding each other all night long listening to another. There was music specifically played during house parties and barbeque competitions, and certain songs listened to during cancer treatments. There were songs that described how we met and some that represent the few times we almost fell apart. Some of these were played at our wedding, and many were played at his funeral.

My life with my Joe is in these songs, and on days like today it brings me so much comfort to listen to them. All of these make me smile, even while I’m crying. Our music is the one thing I will carry with me forever that will remind me of my sweet man.