1979

Back in 1979

U.S. President James Earl Carter JR

What Things Cost:

A Stamp: $0.15

A Loaf Of Bread: $0.40

Gallon Of Milk: $1.50

Gallon Of Gas $0.90

New Car: $5,012

New House $58,100

Average Income Per Year $17,500

What Happened:

Sony released the Walkman, a worldwide success, costing $200

YMCA sues Village People for libel because of their song of the same name

Michael Jackson releases his breakthrough album "Off the Wall"

ESPN launches on cable TV

Sports

World Series Champions.......... Pittsburgh Pirates

Super Bowl Champions..........Pittsburgh Steelers

NBA Champions.......... Seattle Supersonics

Stanley Cup Champions.......... Montreal Canadians

The first snowboard was invented in the USA by Daniel E. Chadwick

Music

My Sharona by Knack

Bad Girls by Donna Summer

Do Ya Think I'm Sexy by Rod Stewart

Reunited by Peaches and Herb

Le Freak by Chic

Top Movies

Star Trek: The Motion Picture

Every Which Way But Loose

Superman the Movie

Alien

Rocky 2

Television

All My Children

Masterpiece Theatre

M*A*S*H

The Price is Right

The Waltons

My husband Justin was born. 

Happy birthday babe!!

I love you!

Grief Journal: Bucket List

13) Write a bucket list.

To write a bucket list would be to look into the future and that's been the hardest thing for me because the future doesn't have my son. There were a million things I wanted to do before I lost my son. Now trying to think of things is difficult. As I sat here writing my bucket list, I cried. And I laughed at some.

I want to see the non profit I co-founded, Sent from Heaven, grow and develop chapters all over the US.

I want to see the day SfH reaches 500 baskets handed to families who have lost their babies.

I want to be able to hug a grieving mother and tell her it'll be ok. That it hurts now, and will always hurt to some extent, but that life is still worth living. And I want to mean it with every fiber of my being.

I want a fresh start. A new home. As hard as it'll be to move to a house my son never lived. I know that he will forever live in my heart and always be with me no matter where I move. In order to pick up all the pieces of my life and start building a new one I know that I have to move. These walls are closing in on me. I still see Liam running through the house. I hear his laugh echo off the walls. I need a new beginning.

I want to get my depression, anxiety and PTSD under control. I want to be healthy and pain free.

I want to rediscover all the things that I once loved. I want to find a passion again. I want to find my happy.

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