Thursday, January 11th 2007
Don’t Wake Me, Baby
Scott and I left Cleveland with a tearful goodbye preceded by a wonderful dinner the night before with my sister, brother, mother, two best friends and favorite cousins. The event was created and operated by Ma H, the evening was so much fun! Although, there was an eerie theme running through the night.
As soon as Aimie walked into the house she and my mother embraced in a tear soaked hug that made me feel like someone had died. My mother then put on my “Moving Into Light” video on the TV. (Scott gave it to her on DVD) When the DVD stopped the came up with an image of me moving around above my initials. It made me think of a high tech funeral.
Over to one side was a cocktail table with a picture of me that Scott took in Joshua Tree and a small floral arrangement complete with a lit candle. Get the drift?
I joked to my sister later that I felt like we were at my wake. We laughed really hard because it did look that way at that time.
After dinner I turned the TV off and blew out the candle.
The first stop on our trip was Tennessee where we hoped to score a hike in the world’s largest known underground cave system, the Mammoth Caves. A little ill prepared we pulled into the park just as our shuttle bus was leaving; we literally pulled right behind it as I joked that it would be funny if that was actually our bus. Although we did not have our ideal afternoon, we had a great time exploring the grounds and making our own fun. Next time for the caves at Carlsbad we are going to call ahead to get times, locations and schedules.
Johnny, I am officially mad at you! You visited Tennessee without dropping in. Who better to show you guys the sights and sounds of the Baptist Holy land than myself? I would have even channeled my manliest tour guide voice. I suppose I can forgive you if you will take me tide pooling when I make it out to California.
Well, Robert, consider this: if Johnny and Scott had missed their bus, they would have truly been lost in Tennessee.
You make me laugh, smile, cry, think, try new things and just out right make me happy. That is what was so hard about your goodbye dinner. LOL to the wake feeling…I see where your coming from. You bring something special to our lives and I know for me at least, I sometimes feel I will loose it when you are gone and I do for a minute but then all I have to do is remember that you are always here, not physically but whenever I need you, you are there and how many times have you called just at the moment when I needed you and you had no idea? Feel special, not dead MARY!
Oh, and yes to everyone…Scott is a hottie
Aimie