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Monday, 09 May 2005 12:15:04
Nov. 1st or 2nd... I will be a dad again! 'Ski
Monday, 09 May 2005 19:46:51
Actually, that title should probably be "A somber day after Mother's Day." Mother's Day has always meant something special to me, even if I never dwelled on it enough to completely understand what exactly that special meaning was. I've been blessed with a great family, and my mother ... well, let's just say I could be called "Mama's boy" and not be terribly offended. However, and I'm sure I'm not alone in this feeling, Mother's Day isn't just about each person's mother - not to me, at least. For me, it's about all the women in my family. Mom (obviously), my grandmothers, sisters, wife, aunts ... Aunt. Brings me to "somber." A little over a month ago, my great aunt (mom's aunt - close enough in age that they might as well have been sisters) passed away unexpectedly. Naturally, this year's Mother's Day was going to be a bit less (for lack of a better word) happy than others. Knowing where she is now, we are happy to an extent. Sad that she's no longer here with us. A few days before she passed, our family was gathered at my grandmother's house. I'm not artsy by any stretch, but I like to think of myself as a decent photographer. That night, my aunt was sitting at the dinner table with her granddaughter asleep in her lap. Both with eyes closed. As far as I'm concerned, the epitome of the loving grandmother was captured there. For Mother's Day, I made several copies of this photo for members of our family. Now that I've reflected upon all of this, I'm not sure I'll be able to look at the picture the same way again. I had a great love for my aunt - it hurts that she's not here with us. Hurts a bit more because the best picture I feel I've ever taken was the last one anyone ever took of her. Hurts plenty more because my first child is due within the next two months and he won't get to meet his great-great aunt. And it's Monday. I really didn't mean for this to turn into a "woe is me, pity me please" blog. I kinda hope it at least leads some of you to take stock of what you have and make sure you aren't taking things for granted. That's what I'm trying to do.
Monday, 09 May 2005 20:27:36
I just noticed that a link to the BDM trailer has been put up here. I was so happy, I just watched it three times. I hope it hasn't been there very long. I'd feel pretty dumb, since I've been asking everyone how I could find it. Then to find it on my own beloved site. Well, it wouldn't be my best moment. But as far as I know, it was put there yesterday, so no one can tease my apparent cluelessness. Right? Right. Anyway, so I'm trying to decide whether or not I should go and volunteer in Peru next summer after I graduate. It is a Spanish Immersion program so I would come back bilingual. Wouldn't that be cool? I would love to go, if I could afford it, but every time I talk to my mom about it, she brings up a story about a guy who was a missionary down there. He got Krohn's (sp?) disease and died twenty years later. I know that doesn't make sense, but she's my mom and I love her anyway. So that's what is currently on my mind. To go, or not to go? That is the question. Honestly, I have no idea why I'm obsessing about it now. I don't even graduate for another year. It just occured to me that this blog was a little more than a "quick hi". Maybe I should change the title...Nah.