I made a list of things I want to do before I leave Boise. This is a running list, so I may be adding to it. I’ll also check things off it as I go.
-Eat a DK donut (check 5/27/09)
-Go to Julia Davis Park (check 6/7/09)
-Put my feet in the river (check 6/7/09)
-Have a ritzy martini at Red Feather (check 6/7/09)
-Eat at Mai Thai (check 6/6/09)
-Have drinks with friends at 10th Street Station (check 5/28/09)
-Smell morning (check 5/31/09)
-Go to Dawson Taylor (coffee house)(check 6/5/09)
Awe, the bitter-sweetness of starting anew. It seems like you're closing a book, but you're just ending a chapter, but it's still important to say goodby. I remember leaving Idaho in 1986; the hurried, get-everything-ready-with-no-looking back attitude carried me through the shock of leaving my dream life, the life I'd envisioned for myself, behind. I couldn't afford the luxury of sorrow and regret, or even tears; I only allowed a quick look from the corner of my eye as we drove away. I've always wished I'd taken more time to prepare: time for last lunches with friends, time with last walks through the harvested fields, time for saying goodby. It's inherent to women to feel the tugging at heartstrings created by such change. That's why it's important to take time to say goodby. And yeah, it's perfectly ok to shed the tears you're holding back because, afterall, this is a grand and wonderful experience you're beginning and you shouldn't feel sad, but the fact of the matter is this: you do feel sadness. So take time cry and say goodby.
ReplyDeleteI like your list. I had a similar one when we left Utah.
ReplyDeleteHave fun with everything!
And is Mai Thai where we went when I visited you forever ago?
Congratulations! You did everything! I'm glad I got to do some of it with you! :)
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