There are moments…

“There are moments you remember all your life,
there are moments you wait for and dream of all your life…
This is one of those moments.”

Those words from the movie Yentl as she decides
to follow her heart and disguise herself in order
to study what no woman was allowed to then.
That moment, of walking into the building that would finally
open up a world of knowledge to her hungry brain.

In a smaller scale, you could say that the next month will
be like that for me. I spend occasional time pondering those
moments yet to come. Meeting G, will she like me, will we
all meld like warm clay to molds? I hope, I wish, I pray for it.

To know Laura again, to have a chance to meet her
children as adults someday. Just beyond any hope I could
have had. She is infuriating and amazingly wonderful
each and every day. I hold no delusions as to who she is.
Not some icon, just a woman such as me.

Just know, sometimes life slings awful things at you,
but then it also gives back pure joy.
Just pure wonderment.

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Oh, I remain terrified at the prospect.
I try to take today and just enjoy what it is, but
have to admit that my mind slips there daily.
The fact that we will go soon and questions will be
answered for us all. Jan is still very excited and so at ease
compared to me. She has no worries over any of it.
I do so love her.

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And so today, our vacation gets under way with
major packing of all those prepared and bought supplies.
Jan is beside herself to go. Hilary too. Of course I am!

I’m going to call Cathy today and let her know we are coming.
I should at least see how she feels about it so I can plan our
time effectively. Hotel prices are outrageous on line for anything
in a tourist area of course. Those two nights we have free, we
will find an off highway option and drive to the tourist places the
next day. No sense paying for an ocean view for a few hours of sleep.

Tybee has no internet at the cottage, but I will see if I can pick up
a local signal. If not the library has wifi and I can drive there to blog
and check mail. Jan is especially excited to share trip pictures
with friends at home from our travels as they happen.
We may do a flip video or two as well.

We are off for a trip through my past. Odd that.
I love you Jan, thank you for this amazing trip.
Have a great day all!

St Augustine Florida Pier Walk