I suspect it's the pending-anniversary-of-the-day-the-world-as-we-knew-it-stopped, but I am nostalgic for hugs, holidays, and a carefully planned, not yet taken trip (I am sure I am not alone)!
It may look like a scrap of paper, but it really is one piece of a carefully planned epic vacation in the hours when we could not have imagined our world would come to a screeching halt. This trip would include mornings at the shore and days exploring the island, at our own pace. There would be opportunities for fresh fish and local wine at restaurants and cafes. With our trusty travel guidebooks, a NY Times article, and a few reviews, we had the bones of a wonderful opportunity to live and learn in another land. Sure, we had heard about the virus in Asia, but we were confident it would be under control before our trip!
It's going to take a while before we can feel safe traveling afar; however, I'm holding onto that scrap of paper because it is not only a reminder of what might have been, it is also a harbinger of a future that will hopefully include hugs, holidays, and adventures.
3 comments:
Anita, I am 100 percent with you and love the way you encapsulated these thoughts. A scrap of paper worth keeping.
Loved the cadence of these lines in particular: This trip would include mornings at the shore and days exploring the island, at our own pace. There would be opportunities for fresh fish and local wine at restaurants and cafes.
Beautiful little Slice. Thinking the same alongside you, all the way from Chicago.
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Isn't it amazing how one scrap of paper can bring back so many memories, so much emotion? That's why I love notebooking and scrapbooking so much (although I am MUCH better at notebooking!). Hang onto it....the time will come!
Oh my goodness. How much emotion is in that one scrap of paper. It's like when I hear a out teachers going back to their classrooms in May or June to pack up and still having the March date still on the board. Like everything stopped in time.
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