leaving home

         They say that home is where the heart is. If that's the case, I guess I have several homes. My heart is partially with my daughter in Muncie IN, and of course, partially with my son and family in Boston. Plus, I am very partial to the people I met while I lived in Canton, MI as well. BUT, really, overwhelmingly, Boston is my home. I grew up here, my parents are buried here, most of my family is here, and the ocean is here. I know the ocean doesn't really count, or seems like it shouldn't, but to me, the ocean is home as well.               

 Whenever we come to Boston, there is never enough time, and I am never ready to leave. There are so many people I want to see and so many things I want to do, it's impossible to fit it all in.

 Really, I want to be here long enough to casually call a friend and say, "hey, let's do dinner some night". I don't have that luxury anymore. Instead, before I even arrive, I call people to see if they are available on "X" day at "X" time, or to at least give them a heads up that we will be in town for a specified period of time. My retired friends laugh because they are available most of the time, but the rest of my friends and family have to fit us in, in the evening and on the weekends.

   This time, in addition to family, I managed to meet up with two women that I have known since before I could walk. We haven't seen each other in the last 20 years, but because of Facebook, we keep tabs on each other.  This trip, we managed to meet for breakfast and a walk along the beach in Gloucester.   What a great time!  I talked so much I had a sore throat by the end of the day.

There are other people that I wanted to see, and meant to see, but couldn’t quite manage it.  Hopefully next time.  Or, better yet, they could fly out and meet up with us along the road somewhere.  That would be awesome!

      Naturally, the weather took a turn for the worse again, while we were in MA, but Paul and I just put our feet up and enjoyed the show.

I got a great picture of the lightning show, although I definitely cheated. I took a movie and made a still from it.