ESQUIRE
♥ THIS IS A REPOST BUT TODAY IS SPECIAL ♥
People come into our lives……some leave way to soon!! Such a person was Hugo, the most intelligent, interesting person I have ever met! We met through mutual friends and on our very first date, he asked me to marry him! I laugh about it now because at the time, I thought it to be totally crazy but, needless to say, 3 months after that day, we tied the knot!
Hugo was a role model and a very strong influence in my life. He taught me about character, the tough lessons in life that some people learn too late or not at all. He taught me the value to stand up for yourself, to take the initiative to learn how to handle situations in life. His motto towards life was that there is a “right way” and “wrong way” to do everything, the value of hard work…perseverance and to maximize one’s talents. He was never afraid to state his opinion, even when it was not consistent with the current wisdom. I always admired his ability to think outside the box.
He “taught” me that if you don’t know what to order at a restaurant…order it ALL!!:) He taught me that dessert is just as important as the food you had. He taught me to see that there is beauty in everything, to appreciate classical music, a love for the theater. He taught me that if you can’t help others, you can’t help yourself, even if it’s just to hold the door for someone or some simple gesture. He taught me that life is a choice we make and it is how you handle all the pitfalls along the way. You can be better or bitter – it’s up to you!
There is an old slogan that says “ordinary people can do extraordinary things”…..Mr. H, there is not a day that go by without me not thinking about you. One day we will meet again, somewhere on a cloud! Until then.
Today would have been our Anniversary. I celebrate you Esquire oxo
SEAT OF MY SOUL 
September 30, 2010 at 3:52 pm
I am sending you the biggest, tightest virtual hug, my dear friend.
xxxxxxx
October 1, 2010 at 12:51 pm
I felt that girlfriend, thanks so much oxoxoxox right back at you 🙂 xx
September 30, 2010 at 3:58 pm
Dear Buttercup,
You are lucky for having had such a special person in your life. I sense the love you still feel. I feel the strenght you still have because of him. Dearest Buttercup, hang onto your love and he will always be with you.
With love,
October 1, 2010 at 12:52 pm
Your words mean so much to me Marli, I send you love right back oxoxox
September 30, 2010 at 4:14 pm
Amanda, even though love lives on in indescribable and unexpected ways, I am so saddened by your loss. Love and warm embraces to you.
October 1, 2010 at 12:52 pm
I felt your love in these words dear Amy, thank you oxoxox
September 30, 2010 at 5:23 pm
Lovely amanda.. I loved the take.. So nice..
–Someone Is Special–
October 1, 2010 at 12:54 pm
Thanks my friend, lovely having you here 🙂 HUgs xx
September 30, 2010 at 7:27 pm
He is indeed a great person …
*hugs*
October 1, 2010 at 12:54 pm
Thanks Princess, he was 🙂 xx
October 3, 2010 at 11:23 am
Oh !
September 30, 2010 at 8:00 pm
What a lovely memorial he left in you…hugs ,today especially!
October 1, 2010 at 12:55 pm
Thanks Susan xxx have a great day my friend xx
September 30, 2010 at 10:46 pm
A warm hug for you ! Thank you for sharing this. You made me remember some of the simple lessons of a happy life 🙂
October 1, 2010 at 12:55 pm
Happy I did my friend, have a great day…. always love 🙂 xx
September 30, 2010 at 11:06 pm
Oh, Amanda, what a beautiful person you were blessed to have shared a portion of your life with…hugs!
October 1, 2010 at 12:56 pm
Indeed I was very blessed my friend…thanks for your comment, means a lot oxoxox
September 30, 2010 at 11:06 pm
As I was reading your post…I was reminded how important it is to celebrate life and how wonderful it is to have someone in your life that fosters that celebration…may you continue to celebrate life and the life of that person who brought that gift to you…peace be with you.
October 1, 2010 at 12:58 pm
Thanks for your warm comment Charles, I was blessed to have had him in my life. Very true words, we have to embrace every single day and celebrate life!! Take care my friend xx
September 30, 2010 at 11:08 pm
I’ve never listened to that song..just beautiful..
“Memories seep from my viens,.. You’re in the arms of the Angel”
Beautiful memories of a special person…baci baci -yvette x
October 1, 2010 at 12:58 pm
Baci Baci my dearest girlfriend…almost weekend whoohooo 🙂 Sending you warm wishes 🙂 xx
September 30, 2010 at 11:54 pm
lovely tribe top a remarkable person,
sorry about your loss, which makes this post bittersweet….
your kindness truly shines.
Happy Thursday!
October 1, 2010 at 1:00 pm
You have a happy day too Jingle, thanks for those kind warm words. Loads of love xx
October 1, 2010 at 12:16 am
what a lovely memorial to him.
Sounds like he was a great man.
Thanks for sharing
October 1, 2010 at 1:00 pm
Lovely to have you here Marge, sending you lots of love oxoxox
October 1, 2010 at 12:26 am
some people come to our lives like messengers of God and just like them disappear before we can hold them enough.
October 1, 2010 at 1:01 pm
Thanks Trisha, true words but wonderful to have had them in our lives 🙂 xxx
October 1, 2010 at 12:29 am
A lovely, lovely tribute – thank you, Amanda, for sharing this. Big hugs!!
October 1, 2010 at 1:02 pm
Thanks Ruth, I really appreciate your warm comment and felt those big hugs xxx
October 1, 2010 at 2:10 am
luck to have a special person in your life….but when found out..i was sad about the loss….he your hugo is waiting for you in heaven to teach to you all about heaven
October 1, 2010 at 1:02 pm
Thanks so much for that lovely comment Uma, I rally appreciate it!! xx
October 1, 2010 at 3:00 am
I know how much your husband meant to you, Amanda. This is a touching tribute to that Love. Hugs to you, Dear.
Tracy
October 1, 2010 at 1:03 pm
Thanks Cowboy…hugs to you too 🙂 xx
October 1, 2010 at 3:21 am
Amanda, I’m sorry that you lost someone you loved so much. I know what it is to lose a great husband. My husband Bill died with cancer. I had four years during his struggle with this disease to let go, but somehow letting go just doesn’t happen until death demands its way. God is good and he heals wounds. And as you pointed out, we will meet again. My heart goes out to you, Amanda. I feel I know you better now. Blessings to you…
October 1, 2010 at 1:07 pm
Amazing how we get stronger Carol…I am so sorry you had to go through the same pain too but everything always happens for a reason. We might not always understand but in time we will. I am good now, I will always celebrate his life, he was a wonderful person and somehow I always feel his spirit with me. Thanks for your kindest words dear girlfriend. Blessings to you too xoxoxo
October 1, 2010 at 3:32 am
Amanda, I’m deeply touched by your post. Hugo seems to have been a great man indeed, I’m glad you are celebrating the life you had with him through beautiful memories.
Sending you loveNlight all the way from Uruguay!
Gabi
October 1, 2010 at 1:08 pm
Awww, that was wonderful Gabi, I so appreciate your warmest comment and send you love and light all the way from Australia my friend xxx
October 1, 2010 at 8:05 am
This is a lovely tribute, Amanda. Because you carry these wonderful lessons with you today, you also carry Hugo. I know both help make you the special person you are.
October 1, 2010 at 1:39 pm
Your kind and warm comment means so much to me Patti…thank you my dear friend xx
October 1, 2010 at 8:55 am
Wonderful post! =)
-Weasel
October 1, 2010 at 1:39 pm
Sending you hugs Weasel…thanks my friend xx
October 1, 2010 at 10:53 pm
This is a beautiful testimony to his life. (((buttercup))) I will light a candle for you today.
October 3, 2010 at 6:50 am
Now I had goosebumps reading your comment my friend…thanks from my heart!! I will be visiting you soon, life has been happening and not always enough hours in the day. Hope you are well and having a wonderful weekend my friend. Much love always xxx
October 2, 2010 at 3:19 am
Amanda, your every post is beautiful, but this transports me…to a place of overwhelming compassion for your loss and immense gratitude that I have not had to bear it. But also to a deeper understanding of what fuels the ocean of love that pours ceaselessly through you. May the memories ‘that seep from your veins’ be forever lit by that love, and may you be blessed with that comfort, for keeps. oxoxoxoxoxoxoxox
October 3, 2010 at 7:28 am
Naomi, your words touched me deeply and I thank you from the heart. I do believe that people come into our lives for a reason, a season or a lifetime and was so very blessed to have shared love and life with his most wonderful warm soul ever. The memories will stay with me forever and for that I am thankful. Love and compassion’s all we need to make the world a better place and I am thankful to be able to share it with all of you. Thanks my dear friend, your message meant so much xx Love xx
October 2, 2010 at 12:44 pm
What a lovely testimony to a beautiful soul. How fortunate you were to know such a person and have him in your life, Buttercup.
And now, it’s so nice for me to be getting to know you… (((Hugs)))
October 3, 2010 at 7:45 am
Those words are very comforting to me my dear friend for I am equally happy getting to know you 🙂 Big hugs too 🙂 🙂 🙂 xx
October 2, 2010 at 1:08 pm
Even when things don’t work out, for one reason or another, we can count ourselves so fortunate for having the experience… Bless you, Amanda xxx
October 3, 2010 at 7:47 am
I agree my friend, very fortunate to have shared my life with him…some people come into our lives for a season, a reason or a lifetime…always to learn lessons. This was a wonderful time for me 🙂 Much love to you xxx
October 3, 2010 at 12:06 pm
Amanda,Happy Anniversary! How blessed Hugo was to have chosen you to be his wife, because he is alive in your heart forever! He sounds like a wonderful man who was not going to let you get away. One day soon your spirits will soar the heavens together for all time…God bless you both with joy, hope, and peace. I love you, sweet friend. 🙂 xoxxoxoxoxoxoxooxoxoHeartspell
October 3, 2010 at 12:13 pm
Ah, Amanda– I did not know your sorrow, we know such a small sliver of each other through our poetry interweavings. But I do see your big heart and your love of life in all that you post. And I see it here too. You must have had a great happiness together, one that clearly fuels you now, and will forever. Bless you my friend and be well on this sad, yet still special day.
October 3, 2010 at 11:32 pm
Tears. Love. Bear hug! tight, tight. I’m so sad, but also so glad you had this. Love, Jamie
October 4, 2010 at 1:21 pm
I am very fortunate to have had him yes…and celebrate his life in many ways 🙂 And smile, because that is what he would want me to do always…and I am 🙂 :)Thanks Jamie…your friendship means a lot to me 🙂 Hugs x
October 4, 2010 at 7:53 pm
Happy Anniversary to the Happy Couple..keep rocking!
October 5, 2010 at 12:07 pm
Thanks…I will celebrate his life…he was a good man 🙂 xx
October 5, 2010 at 12:19 pm
You are a good person!
October 5, 2010 at 1:12 pm
Ditto my dear friend xx
October 6, 2010 at 7:49 pm
‘Followed’ you home after your visit and so glad I did. Your Hugo certainly showed you how to live and through you us. A loving tribute.
October 7, 2010 at 8:56 am
How sweet your comment and gesture is…I so appreciate your presence and thanks so very much for your presence here. Hugs xx