Going, Going, Gone

Oh dear, Patricia is on the road this morning heading north to the great state of Alaska and will visit with her brother John. She is driving his jeep and has it stocked to the roof top. She was gifted a lot of goodies to take with her so she wont starve on the way. She has a rainy morning to start but hopefully it will stop and the day will be one of sunshine as she heads for her first stop which is a visit with her sister, Christine, in Port Orchard. They will have fun and I am just a little green wishing I could be with them.

She has her camera with her so I expect to see some fabulous pictures as she meanders through the back roads of Alaska. Hopefully they are all well paved and she has a safe and secure ride all the way. I am laughing as it reminds me of our first trip across country when all of our family and friends were praying Novenas that we would make it safe through all the wild west . . . as if it were still the old cowboy and Indian days. They worried about our welfare and hoped we wouldn't be scalped in a far away 'undeveloped state'. I am sure she will meet some nice folks along the way and will have some very interesting tales to tell when she gets home again. I am going to miss our daily contact, my Wednesday and Saturday newspapers, my trips to the casino, my lunches out and all the hugs. I don't want to cut her visits short, or tell her to hurry back because she needs the excitement of a change and some new and different places to see and enjoy. Yeah ! I wish I were co-pilot on this trip but every now and then we need that 'alone' time and a different experience to give us a boost in life. When she was a bratty pre-teen she used to tell me she was going to run away and that Christmas I bought her a largest round purple tote bag I could find, an ugly thing, with a note telling her I wanted her to 'go in style' and the next Mother's Day I got a special card showing a bird's nest with the words that 'there is no place like home'; so everything has its own way of working out . . . and hopefully this adventure will be the best one yet with lots more following. I will miss her so very much but I will be smiling knowing that she is having the time of her life.

So today if you can, plot and plan a little adventure for you. Try to find a way to 'get-away' even if it is only for a day or two, just a change that will give your mind and body a rest from the everyday stress and pressures. You deserve it. Make today the day to plan that trip and if your close by, stop in and I'll get my bag ready. Hugs to all.