The New Normal

I've been waiting for things in my life to get back to normal.  I'm constantly telling myself things like "I'll get this done when my life calms down and normalcy sets in." Recently I've started to realize though, that my life is back to normal. It's just now a different, new normal.  I realized a lot of new normals this weekend.  A new normal where I have to find new golfing buddies.  A new normal where Dad won't be there to talk about a gutsy Rondo playoff performance. This just adds to the other new normals I've experienced lately.  The new normal where I have to look up questions about my car, instead of asking Dad.  The new normal where no one is there to drive us around town in the Jeep when I'm in Hull on a nice day.  And most apparent, the new normal where a void hangs over every joyous occasion that I can't tell him about.  It's not time to move on, but as hard as it might be, I know that I have to start accepting the new normal.