Day 310 – For Tony

With the winter upon us, the sun goes down about 4:30 which is really taking some getting used to. It makes finding intentions during the weekday just a little tougher. We went to a place called The Secret Garden a couple of towns over that I have passed on the road a few times and wanted to make it my intention today. However they must have shorter winter hours because by 6:00 they were already closed.

So I told Vinny I would just let my intention come to me and allow it to be spontaneous. I don’t want it to become stressful so I try to have fun with just watching for an opportunity to do something I may not normally have done and seize that moment for my intention. Sure enough that opportunity came sooner than I thought when we stopped in a cute little fresh market for something to drink.

As we were wandering around, Vinny gasped and said “Oh wow- Sarah look at this. This was my father’s favorite dessert of all time and I haven’t seen this in years.” Vinny lost his father (Tony) in 2001 and he was very, very close with him. As soon as I saw him standing there- staring through the glass of the freezer section at a Pepperidge Farm Coconut Layer Cake, saying how his mom always kept these in the house for his father- I reached in and grabbed it and said “Well, there it is sweetie. Here’s my intention. Tonight we will have this dessert for Tony!”

Vinny just went on about what a great idea that was and that he thought that was so cool of me. But the actual cool part came after dinner tonight, as I was opening the package I was paying attention to Vinny. His facial expressions said it all. As he took his first bite, I could tell he was in another place. It’s funny how our memories of our loved ones come back in the most random ways. A song, a food, a smell….either way, just for that moment being able to feel close to them again is truly a blessing indeed. I was glad Vinny had that blessing tonight- it was a fitting and lovely intention indeed. #HGAL #fortheloveofTony #bythewayitwasDELISH