I spent my day visiting family today. One of my cousins had a baby shower, and because I promised to be in better touch with everyone I drove down to San Diego and attended with my mom and my sister. What’s embarrassing is that before I received the invitation in the mail last week, I had no idea that my cousin was even pregnant. That’s how out of touch I’d been. Two of my other cousins were there—beautiful career women…
This is Casey, Janine’s dog. Janine and the vet suspect that Casey is a mix between a German Shepherd and a Sheltie or Collie. Anyway, I got to spend a lot of time with Casey while in Connecticut for Janine’s wedding, and she is the sweetest dog I’ve ever met. She really made me miss having a dog around. I stayed at Janine’s house the entire time I was there, so I ended up taking Casey out for some of…
Left a place full of love, support, and understanding, where everyone clearly cares for each other and accomodates one another. Came back so happy and eager to share my experience, only to have a dark ride home, where nothing I did was right and two thousand e-mails were waiting for me. Oh, well. I can’t think about that right now. If I do, I’ll go crazy. I’ll think about that tomorrow. Tomorrow is another day. Share this post:
I’m attending my friend Janine’s wedding this weekend. Her second marriage, my second time actually meeting her in person. H.E. has always chided me for having more out-of-town or virtual friends than I have local or real friends, and now it seems I only get to meet my out-of-town friends when they get married. I’ll get to meet Minnie in person when she gets married in September this year. I’ve probably met more of H.E.’s friends than I’ve met mine….
[Written in my teens. Can’t remember when exactly.] I spoke, and my voice echoed with resonance and power. “Let there be light,” I said, and with a single upward movement of my hand, there was light, bright and warm and beautiful. I smiled and said, “It is good.” But I had just begun. “Let there be water,” I said, and with a single turn of my hand, there was water, rushing and powerful and wide. I smiled and said, “It…