sun_set_bravely | Vacation countdown

Tomorrow morning at 6:15 a.m. I leave for Colorado, to be with one half of my family, and after a week there, I leave to go home, to Houston, to see the other half. I don't think I'll have internet access for the week that I'm in Colorado, and I doubt that my cell phone will work, either. I'm pleasantly startled that these facts don't concern me at all. You'll excuse me if I get a little sentimental here. I have a strange habit of vaguely morbid reflection right before I leave home for a few weeks.

It will be good to be away from work for two weeks. Let's hope that I don't return to find my boss fired AAAhhgain. Most signs point towards this manager sticking around and making a real difference, but there's only so much you can do against a serious boys' club.

It will be good to be away from my adult life for two weeks. I'm going to miss CG, more than I suspect, but this will be a taste of the healing that I need. I'm a little nervous about the things in myself that I might come up against as I delve into my life. I remind myself that I don't need to come back to NYC with a well-defined plan for my life, and my heart. I'll come back as I come back.

I will miss being in the LiveJournal loop. So many real, heavy things are happening on my friends' list these days.

anoisblue and

kenhighcountry, I will be sending good wishes your way, even if I can't comment on your beautiful posts.

schpahky, I wish you the best for your workshop experience. May you touch down on the hardest truths of your life, write them brilliantly, and lift off into your sky again.

There are many other LJ people with great sadnesses, and there are those with great joys. I am thinking of all of you. Be well.

It's raining outside, and I hear the distant cry of a gull. Sometimes I forget that I live on an island. The trees are making music with the falling raindrops, and soon I will walk out into the day. I will see you all soon.