I started out doing really well keeping up with my recent road trip reports, but soon the reality of the landscape and experience I was immersed in, overrode any time or desire I had to post in virtual reality. I will do some retro posting to catch you up on my awesome adventure, but for this week, I am stuck between two markers in time.
Yesterday was Mom's 96th. Yes, that's in years. I must admit that I have become a bit casual about the reality of Mom's long sojourn on this planet. I mean, she's almost 100 years old for pete's sake, but she's still just a blink in eternity, a wisp in time. I am both thrilled and terrified of her reality.
This Saturday will be the 5th anniversary of Dad's passing. Now that's a number that I do not get casual about; no, I get downright shocked that so much time has transpired since he left us. He dwells forever in my heart, but sometimes, I just want him right here, in the flesh, cracking one of his off-handed one-liners and making me feel like his little princess again.
So excuse me if I deign to live in the real world and am not so immersed in the virtual any more. I just want to soak it all in before my time, my adventures, my reality morph into an other-worldly existence.
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I'm glad you're back! It's a great way to start my work day with a friend in the morning...
Peppermint
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