a day of mixed emotions

It’s been a day of highs and lows today. First of
all the excitement of watching the last half of the
Men’s Wimbledon final, and later on, the World Cup
Final ... all that compared to the deep sadness we
felt visiting our daughter S and her female partner
M in Leeds this morning.
They’ve been together as a couple for over 4 years ..
.. part of that time they were living together in
Holland, and latterly they both found jobs and set
up home together in Leeds.
They made a mutual decision to split up a month or
so ago, but decided to stay in touch with each other
as good friends.
Seeing them today was very sad for all of us, as
today was probably the last time we’ll see M. We
helped her move house today, to her new place in
Headingley. So there were lots of tears all round,
as M had become like a daughter to us.