Group Hug

Around 7:27 am, just before my alarm goes off, is my favorite part of the morning. I turn over on my side only to have the sun boistrously wish me a good morning as it pours through the window to kiss my ears, and my nose, and my lips. And I always smile at 7:27am because...because its such a beautiful thing having the sun greet me in such an enthusiastic way. And I take great pleasure in the fact that it's always the sun that wakes me and not my alarm...well...at least it tries to wake me. I don't wake very easily...as some of you may know.

I had great plans for June 7-13th. I was going to go "home" back to Dub Town and visit Pine Mt, go to my speical spot and watch the pine trees grow taller; I was going to go to the creek and make leaf boats and send them sailing to greater adventures. I was going to see my familiar, I was going to hear my familiar and I was going to savor every bit of it, like plantains and black beans...and I was going to keep it with me until I can go back to familiar again.

But plans have changed.
Dani doesn't graduate until the 16th so I have to reschedule my time off and I probably will have little if no time in Willits. It was going to be my great adventure of the summer. I was so excited about going, about getting a fix of Willits injected into my blood stream...and it can't be anymore.

And then I hear the longing in Karine's words as she wrote her blog...and though I haven't seen her, I see the emptiness in Talisha's eyes...that sad look she has when no one understands, when she feels so alone and empty...and I can't be there for her. I'm here. In southern California...the land of sunglasses and fake tans. I'm 15 minutes away from Karine but we never have time to just be...310. And I wonder when we can have a group hug. When us Willits girls can get together (can we have a tea party without the monkey's?) I just miss you all so much...and I want us...more than anything...to be together again. I want us to partake of familiar...and walk together, embracing the unfamilar without fear constraining us. I want a group hug.

I love you, very much. And I long for simpler days...

I just long for you. Bring on life...as long as you are a part of it, I don't care.

Talisha, bite the pillow...even if you're crying while doing it.
Karine, take on life: your fears, your longings, with Wombat Combat.

Have a blessed day, girls...and lets all strive to be a little more like Aimee. :) The Proverbs 31 woman. :)