Feeling sorry for myself just because my back is hurting and every time I sit down my leg goes dead and I have so many hours on a flight tomorrow to get through.
When my mother died two years ago, I wanted to go back to Natchez, Mississippi, to visit because she loved it there so much so now I'm going and I think, what is it I think I'm going to find there? She's not there anymore. Did I think I was somehow going to find her again?
3 comments:
She's not there, but memories of her are there! You can re-visit favorite places and make new memories with Mel, share the past with the present. And there are friends waiting to welcome you! How wonderful that is. Enjoy! Wish I could see you, too. There's a Stephens 30th this year, but not getting to that, either.
Because your mother loved it so much, and as Drew said, there are friends eagerly awaiting your arrival.
I don't think you need to find her as she's always with you, but going back to the "roots" will definitely give you back some nice memories.
It happens to me each time I go back to my grandma's village: small things I thought I forgot resurface. It's a kind of bittersweet emotion, because I miss her so much each day and I just wanted her never to leave me, ut it's also a joy to witness all the love she left behind.
Have fun in the States, bring back some good memories and some of that junk food you will miss once back in Reading! :-)
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