HELLOOOOOO!
I didn’t intend to stop posting for the week. I imagined myself giving little travel recaps as I went along, but not only was my time limited, even when I DID have the time to sit at my laptop, it seemed that my brain had turned off “creating” mode and was living entirely in “experiencing” mode, and I couldn’t seem to switch back. That’s fine! Everyone needs a break sometime. Now I’m at the airport waiting for my flight back to Florida, and I finally have THINGS TO SAY. Rather than trying to recap the trip, I’m listing five highlights of the week. Here we go… 1. I started the trip by flying to Texas, where I got to hear my son play the final concert of his music festival. He was playing principal trumpet on Mahler 1, and had lots of solos. He did GREAT! It was wonderful to hear him play. 2. The next day, we started our road trip! My son wins the award for Best Road Trip Companion. We listened to music, podcasts, (like this one with hospice nurse Julie McFadden, “I’ve Seen Hundreds Die- And This Life Isn’t the End”) and had long talks. He wanted to talk about the spiritual/philosophical journey he’s currently experiencing. Honestly, it’s been so long since I’ve talked about things like that I had trouble finding the words at first. But once I got started, we talked and talked. Everyone says having adult children is great, and I can attest that it’s the truth. 3. On the second day of driving, we crossed the Illinois state line! As a reminder, I spent the first 20 years of my life in Illinois. It was exciting for me, and exciting for my son, who is very happy to call Illinois home (for the next two years, at least). 4. This was unplanned, but we decided to drive up to Evanston (about an hour north from my sister’s house) to explore Paul’s new home. We saw the house he’ll be living in, walked around the Northwestern campus, and ate dinner at a vegan restaurant. 5. I got to spend time with my sister and brother in law! It was only two days, but we made the most of our time together. We went for walks and made delicious food (well- they made delicious food. We ate it). Oh yes… my diet. I stayed on it… until I didn’t. More about that coming up! I was looking forward to this trip so much and it was everything I hoped it would be, and more. Now back to regular life, with an added perk- my son will be home for the next month. Hooray! Did anything special happen to you this week? Any fun trips coming up?