Kenzie mentioned tonight that she's looking forward to Thanksgiving. It's nice to hear that's she's anticipating something, and especially nice that's it's something that involves family. In the past, we've gone to Doug's side of the family from the night before Thanksgiving until the day after then we'd head to my family. We altered that routine last year since we only went to Mom and Dad's. Kenzie's comment means she's looking forward to a return to tradition. But it won't be a complete return. I've asked Dad what he wants to do, but he's really avoiding making a decision. I think Thanksgiving will be the hardest for him b/c it was the last holiday that Mom was with us. Two weeks later she was gone. How will I measure time after the year of this blog is done? Most of my entries have been about times past or times to come. Maybe when this blog is over I'll start writing about present times?
A high school friend's daughter is getting married. Plans will be made. Time will be counted down until "the big day." We mark time by these kinds of events. We all do it. Then the wedding will be marked by anniversaries and then children will enter the picture for whom all kinds of events will be marked. I hope they all focus on the process leading up to these events. The journey is longer than the end result so it makes sense that we should focus on what we do to get there, not on actually reaching it. I think there should be an event known as "Happy Next Day of Your Life." After all, every day is the next day until it's not. But most days get lost marking time for the next event. Breathing is a big event. I'm just going to look forward to my next breath.
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