JANUARY
The year began with a death in the family. My grandma,
Dorothy, passed away. Perry’s granny died just a few months before. Our hearts
were heavy.
FEBRUARY
Perry got a promotion. After more than 20 years of working
for 14 WFIE in news production and assisting the sales department, he became a
digital advertising designer for Raycom, our parent company. Perry still works
at the station, but now he’s at the corporate level. I was accepted into the
2013 Raycom News Leadership Class and began a year-long quest to improve my
management skills. I’ll celebrate my 10 year anniversary at 14 WFIE in February
2014.
MARCH
Perry and I saw P!nk and Bon Jovi in concert in Louisville.
Mom came along to Bon Jovi, too, of course. I flew to Charlotte, NC for my
first leadership class. This was one of two airplane rides I would take this
year. The other was to Alabama in June for the 2nd class. I drove to
the 3rd class in October, also in Alabama.
APRIL
Mom and I went to see Fleetwood Mac in Louisville. Perry and
I returned to the Florida Keys and stayed in a little mom-and-pop resort on the
bay. A few days after we returned home, Bug had a stroke. We didn’t think he
was going to make it. His head cocked to the side and he had trouble walking in
a straight line. He also started having accidents in the house and being picky
about food. But he was still with us.
MAY
Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers came to the Ford Center. I believe
Perry, Mom and l all went to this one. My cousin Sarah’s wedding was in Indy
and I did a reading during the ceremony. This was a very hard month at home with
Bug. He became extremely difficult to take care of, testing our patience and
strength. Vet visits increased, and so did the bills.
JUNE
More weddings! My cousin, Rachel, and my co-worker, Katy,
got married on the same day. So we went to Rachel’s ceremony in Tell City and
Katy’s reception in Gibson County. We spent our 4th anniversary in
the Leavenworth, IN area. We stayed at our first B&B and had lots of fun on
a canoe trip, my first.
JULY
This was apparently a low key month. I couldn’t find
anything exciting we did on Facebook (my record of all activities) except the annual
fireworks show in Newburgh. FB showed me that I had a Blizzard from DQ and took
Jack to the riverfront a few times. J
AUGUST
We planned a staycation that included a few days in Brown
County, IN where we ziplined for the first time. We also enjoyed some of our
favorite libations at Big Woods Brewery. Our friend, Chad, married his partner in
Minnesota and we went to their reception at Aztar. Our neighbor, Judy, passed
away and we went to her funeral at a local church.
SEPTEMBER
Bug hung in there for five months after his stroke, but one
morning, it came time for him to go to the rainbow bridge. We buried him on a
Friday on a hill at my mom and dad’s. We spent the weekend in tears and
isolation. A week later, we attended the wedding of Perry’s friend, Ben.
OCTOBER
We look forward to our trip to the cabin in Georgia every
year. This time, it was bittersweet because Bug would not be with us. Just the three
of us packed up and headed south. Jack had a wonderful time on the trails and curled
up with us at night by the fireplace. When we got back, it was time for “bar
Halloween” and we dressed up as Wayne and Garth from “Wayne’s World” which was
a big hit!
NOVEMBER
We celebrated Perry’s birthday weekend by going back to
Brown County, IN and later in the month I got a pug cake for my special day. We
also had a cookout at home for my co-workers. They were introduced to my mom
and dad’s grilled chicken and creek fries, also a big hit!
DECEMBER
We went to our 2nd ever Colts game and watched the
boys win against the Titans at Lucas Oil Stadium. I also took Mom to see “Mamma
Mia” at the Centre. Perry and I saw Bill Cosby there just a week earlier.
AND THEN…
I have 3 cousins who are getting ready to have babies next
year. The Malone family continues to grow.
As for our little family, we plan to adopt…a pug next year. It’s only
been three months since we lost Bug and we’re still healing. But we definitely
think about it from time to time. We’ll also be visiting new places and
stopping by our old favorites in 2014. One goal is to take Jack to the beach or
maybe even spend the holidays in Hawaii. We’ll see. We’d also like to do a
little home remodeling, but we’d have to stay in one place for a bit to do that.
J
We hope you’ve had a
great year and the next one is even better! -Perry, Mitzi and Jack Morris
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