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333: Signs from the Other Side

Harry was OBSESSED with the number 333.  He would call me or text me when it was 3:33pm and always saw 333 everywhere. Serial numbers, house numbers, if he came across a number, it most likely had 333 in it.  It happened so much during our relationship that it was a little freaky.

Just a few weeks before Harry passed away, we were talking one night about death and the afterlife.  We both completely believed in life after death.  I asked him if he would haunt me if he ever died before I did, because I would haunt him. He said, “Are you kidding? Of course I will!” I then made him promise he wouldn’t scare me.  He said “I won’t scare you.  I’ll just make 333 show up all the time.  Anytime you see 333, it will be me saying hi.”  I told him that better not be happening anytime soon. We hugged and that was that.  I never thought that a few weeks later, he would be gone.

Fast forward to July, 2009.  Harry had been gone for 6 months. I attended a John Edward group reading (if you don’t know who he is, click here) with my Mom. Although we weren’t picked for a reading, both my Mom and I had a great time. During the reading, John stressed that “if you wanted a sign from someone who has crossed over to the other side, just ASK. Out loud, ask for a sign.” So, after I said goodbye to my Mom at the train station, I got in my car and started driving home. About half-way there, I said out loud, “Harry, if you are still here with me, show me a sign. OK? Show me a sign!” The rest of the ride home was uneventful.  I pulled up to the house and looked down at the dashboard:

Well, that freaked me out.  That was a sign! I took a picture, so that when I later told this story, people wouldn’t think I was crazy.  I went into my apartment and went online to share the photo with my Facebook and Twitter friends.  While on Facebook, I checked on Farmville, which I was just starting (before I quit), and saw this:

My score, 333.  Another sign.  Again, I took a screenshot to prove this actually happened.  Next, I went onto Twitter and checked out John Edward’s @Infinite_Quest account, since I had just attended his reading:

He had 333 followers.  Now, this could be explained as a strange coincidence.  But, really? I directly ask Harry for a sign, and this is what happened.  Since then, I haven’t really asked for any signs, but my printer consistently “turns itself on” at least twice a week.  The thing is, it doesn’t turn on, no lights come on, but it makes the noise as if it is.  It just happened earlier when I started to write this post.  When I was in California this past January, I was sitting in my Mom’s home-office with her explaining what was happening, and then the printer in HER office did it.  At that exact moment.

This past month, I had plans to go to the Dave Matthews shows at Citi Field. When I got the news that my Mom had passed away, I had to decide whether I still wanted to go.  Everyone said, “Go! Your Mom would have wanted you to go!” My friend had ordered my ticket with hers from the Warehouse (the DMB fan club), so I picked the ticket up from her the day of the show. Here is photo of my ticket for Friday’s show:

The serial number on the ticket begins with 333 and I am in section 11. My heart skipped a beat when I saw this. Not only because of the 333, but because 11 was my Mom’s favorite number.  We even buried her in plot #11 in that section of the cemetery, because she loved that number so much.  My friend hadn’t received the tickets until the week prior, after my Mom had passed away, so I took this as a sign that Mom and Harry both wanted me to go to the show.  If this wasn’t enough, when I checked into the hotel for the shows, you can only imagine what room they put me in. That’s right. Room 333. I don’t have a copy of the receipt anymore because I gave it to the parking garage attendant to prove I paid.  You’ll just have to take my word on that one.

I still see 333 often, and every time I do or the printer turns itself on next to me, I just smile and say, “Hi bebe.” because I know it is just him saying hello. Have you ever had any signs from the other side?

Goodbye Mom, I Love You.

It’s been over a month since I last wrote on this blog. I just didn’t know what to write. A month ago today, July 5th, my Mom, Kathi Kopprasch, passed away suddenly from a massive heart attack. She was 58. She was always so full of life, even having a 4th of July party the night before.  It was her favorite holiday and she told me about all the decorations she had gotten and how excited she was. The next day, when the phone rang, I answered, “Well?”, expecting to hear Mom’s voice saying “It was great!”. Instead, my Dad was on the line. He said, “Becky? I have bad news. Mom had a heart attack….and she passed away.”

From the moment I got that phone call until now my life has pretty much been a big blur.  I just feel lost.  I always had my Mom to turn to.  She helped me get through the loss of Harry.  I remember hysterically crying and her hugging me and saying “I never wanted you to go through a loss like this.”  My two best friends have been taken away, both so young. It’s just not fair.  Here is what I said at Mom’s memorial:

It still amazes me how life can change in a second.  I’ve been through a lot in the past two years, but nothing has prepared me for this.  A year and a half ago, I said goodbye to one best friend.  Today, I have to say goodbye not only to my Mom, but my other best friend.  She was my confidant, and my cheerleader.  She was the one I turned to when I needed advice, when I needed a laugh, when I needed a shoulder to cry on.

In our 31 years together, she taught me right from wrong, how to laugh at myself and make others laugh with me, and how to love. There were a few other important life lessons that Mom taught me: If you have nothing nice to say, don’t say anything at all. Always wear clean underwear. And always step out with your right foot.

It’s hard to believe she is gone; someone so full of life and who just made everyone around her so happy.  There is a huge hole in our lives now, but I hope we can try to fill it with the happy memories she gave us. I know she is here watching over us.  And she always will be.  If you need her, just speak to her and she will still listen.  She will still guide us just like she always did.  I will never forget you Mom, the world was a brighter place because you were in it. I love you.

I put this slideshow together with some of her favorite songs and it played at her memorial service.  A friend of my Mom’s sent me an e-mail after she heard about what happened.  It said, “She loved life and lived well.” Those words describe her perfectly. I miss you Mom.

In Case You Missed It: Becky Chats With Striker Corbin About Social Media

I was so honored to be asked to be a guest on the Striker Corbin Motivational Program on BlogTalkRadio.com.  If you don’t know who Striker Corbin is, here is a quick bio:

Often opinionated, sometimes funny, always interesting! Hi everyone and welcome to the Striker Corbin show. I’m Striker Corbin hypnotist, coach, and professional speaker. Each program we’ll show you how to create the reality you desire using your thoughts and emotions. You can be a person who realizes their potential and passion for life. You can bring about change. You were meant to live with happiness and joy. Your life can be rich… it’s time to make it amazing.

In the hour that we had, we spoke about the Save Becky story which led to how I first got involved with Social Media.  We discussed Facebook, Twitter and how they work together and I also gave some tips for people tweeting for the first time as a business or on your own page.  If you missed the show, you can listen to it in it’s entirety below.  I will warn you, I think I said “you know” at least 1,000 times in the hour.  You know, I really have to work on that, you know?

The First Year: RIP Harry

This is the day I have been dreading.  I saw it on the calendar coming up and cringed. A year ago today, January 22, 2009, my boyfriend of 3+ years, Harry passed away.   All day today, I’ve been reliving the events of January 22, 2009 in my head.  Fighting with him in the morning and leaving mad.  Not saying goodbye, doing lmL or saying “I love you” to him before I left.  Calling him over and over again all day to say I was sorry and wondering why he wasn’t picking up.  Getting the call from his brother.  I had never heard him cry before. He wouldn’t tell me.  He hung up.  Calling his Mom. Collapsing on the floor in my office at work when she told me.  Being driven home by a co-worker and calling Harry’s closest friends and having to break the news to them.  Driving up to our house to see police cars and a medical examiner’s truck in front.  Seeing Emily for the first time. Watching them roll the empty body bag in and then watching them roll it out, knowing the love of my life was in it.  Mitzie, our cat, getting out and disappearing for hours. Although it is all a blur, everything for the first week or two afterwards was, I remember it all. And I probably always will.  As if it was yesterday.

There are a lot of “shoulda woulda coulda’s” that I think of looking back on everything. And I guess that it’s all part of the grieving process. But the only thing I wish I could have changed was not telling Harry I loved him before I left.  I didn’t kiss him or hug him, I just left, mad about something.  I don’t even remember what it was, it was that insignificant.  I never thought I would never get a chance to see him again.   My life was changed in a second.  Hug your loved ones tonight.  Be happy that you have them. Life is short and you never know what could happen…you may never have another chance.

It's Official: I'm Totally Fat…and Guess What? It's OK.

kate mossIs Kate Moss kidding? Somebody needs to go shove some cheeseburgers down the skinny bitch’s throat.  I bet she’d like them.  I saw this quote and it just pissed me off.  I went to the doctor last week and was weighed for the first time in a while. I was appalled. I will not even post the number here because it is just embarrassing. I always said I would never let myself get this heavy and I did. I have yo-yoed with my weight all my life.  Well, more on the fat side most of the time with a titch of skinny when I was in my young twenties.  There was a time when I used to shop at Abercrombie Kids and Gap Kids for clothes. I saved money and the clothes fit. It was so long ago, I hardly remember how it feels.  Ten years later, I now shop for plus-sizes.

I can’t take any of those diet pills (that wouldn’t even be good for me anyway) because I’m on Coumadin for the blood clot I had. It is hard to exercise because I have been in two car accidents that have left me with 3 herniated discs in my neck and 2 in my lower back.  Most of the time, I’m in pain, and any exercise just hurts even more.

I’m not trying to make excuses as to why I’m fat.  It’s completely my fault. I like fattening foods, like Oreos and ice cream.  Over the years, I have done every diet from Weight Watchers to Jenny Craig to Atkins to South Beach. In order to lose weight, I need to want to, and I guess, I just don’t right now.  My heart is broken.  I thought I would spend my life with Harry.  Now I am fine if I spend it alone…eating Oreos, in plus-size clothing. Kiss my fat ass, Kate Moss.

The First First Date

men-women-brainI went out  to lunch on Thursday with a guy, my first “date” since Harry passed away. It just made me realize how much I miss him and how we were perfect together.  I was not looking to be dating yet, but was contacted via Facebook by this guy who I had gone to high school with and who didn’t live here anymore. He was back in town for a few days and wanted to take me to lunch.  As cute as this guy (who will remain nameless) was, I could tell all he wanted was to hook up. First red flag: taking me to a bar and ordering endless drinks.  Now, I can drink with the best of them. But at noon on a Thursday? I don’t know, just not my thing.  Second red flag: Putting the moves on me as soon as we arrive at my apartment after lunch.  When I pushed him away and said I wasn’t ready, this was the conversation:

Me: “I’m sorry, I’m just not there yet. Harry only passed away in January.  I feel like he’s here watching me, upset that I even went out to lunch with you.”

Date: “Don’t you think Harry would want you to be happy?”

Me: “Yes, I know he would want me happy,  but I don’t think he would want me to be hooking up with a random guy 9 months after he died.”

Date: “But aren’t you lonely?”

Me: “Yes, but that doesn’t mean that I will just hook up with someone just to hook up.”

He left soon after this conversation, ran actually, out of my apartment, saying something about dinner with his family.  Funny he never mentioned having to leave before that.  That night, I sent him a text message telling him that I would love to see him again before he leaves, but there will be no hooking up going on, that I just wasn’t like that.  He did not reply.  I then sent him a long e-mail to explain where I was coming from.  Still, nothing.  Fast forward three days later.  I receive a text message from him.  It says:

“I’m leaving tonight.  This is your last opportunity to **** it.”

Seriously??? I ask him if he ever read the e-mail.  He says his e-mail is screwed up and he never got it, and again asks if he can see me. I shouldn’t have even taken the time to write the e-mail.  He obviously wanted one thing.  Just goes to show you.  Men can be thoughtless pigs….no I take that back. Men do think, they just do it with their penis.

Happy Birthday Harry

Becky and HarryHarry’s birthday was yesterday.   He would have been 33.  Since he’s passed away, I’ve made it through Valentine’s Day and July 4th.  Independence day was hard for me since that was always our time of the year to have a vacation alone.  I pretty much curled myself in a ball & didn’t get out of bed the whole day.  He’s been gone for over 6 months & I still cry every day.  He was the light of my life.  He made me smile when I was sad, made me laugh till my cheeks hurt.   I wish I could just have one more minute with him. I wish I would have not rushed out the door that morning without kissing him goodbye.   They say guilt comes early in the grief process, but I still feel it every day.  I probably always will.  Happy Birthday Harry. I hope you have found the peace that you searched for. You are terribly missed.

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