Flying back east to take my daughter back to college.
Another first: we are traveling alone this year, just the two of us. We picked up
the rental car and started the long drive north to yet another state. The sky looked absolutely apocalyptic,
dark and menacing clouds seem to block our path, like a scene from a bad movie, our lives and our destination
looked bleak, as the skies seemed to warn us, of what I wasn’t sure.
Driving the same route through the same towns from memories
of too many family trips to see my soon to be ex’s family. Not mine anymore, (they
never even called to see how I was, or the kids; their own niece and nephew). 30 years…I guess I was never really a part of
the family, or maybe they knew their brother well enough to know I wouldn’t be
part of their family forever. Or maybe they aren’t considerate people.
All of those years, all of that precious time spent visiting
people that really didn’t matter in the end. In a bleak area, pretending to be
part of a family that I was never really a part of. Now my daughter is here, maybe
all of those visits had a positive effect on her. Maybe she has happy memories
of this place. If so, then it was worth every moment spent here. I will visit
often and hopefully the scene will change for me too, from one of remorse to
one of joy!
I forgot to remember that every cloud really does have a
silver lining.
Buying clothing in New Jersey is tax free!
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