Sorry about being so depressing the other day. It comes in waves. If it makes you feel any better, Weezie, Gabby and I spent all day Saturday laughing so hard we could hardly stand it(pictures to follow)! Who knew Gab made such an excellent third; I can\u2019t wait for her to fully cross over from little kid to adult so we can hang out, drink beer and shoot the breeze any time we want. Who am I kidding? I hate beer and all three of us would probably rather have a Coca Cola Classic anyway. Seriously. So, if I wasn\u2019t getting divorced before, I probably am now as I spent way too much money on this trip, and I started off doing so well. I blame peer pressure and a serious addiction to buying things. \u201cHelp me, Dr. Phil, you\u2019re my only hope\u201d! But just so you know, I am gonna look sooo good this winter. The only way I would look better is if I actually stopped stuffing my fat face and did some crunches. As if. I so want to be Kristen Bell and\/or Gwen Stefani in my next life. Well, I at least want their bodies. Back to my overspending, Carol is supposed to be my wing man she is supposed to talk me down when my spending gets out of control. Instead she is like \u201c$32 for 2 pairs of pants, you can\u2019t beat that. I am going to come back next week and get some jeans, too\u201d Then my mom did the exact same thing to me today. Now I know where the blame really lies. Are you getting this Taine?<\/p>\n
Tomorrow we are having a Labor Day cookout at my sister\u2019s house. I get to spend a little more time with Gab and Jarrod. I cherish it because I know I have so little of of it left and I squandered away so many opportunities in the past. Speaking of which, my nephew, David, joined us for lunch today. I haven\u2019t really talked to him in a while. We were never as close as say Jarrod and I, he was more like my annoying little brother, but he really is a fine young man and I am very proud of all he has accomplished. And no, he probably doesn\u2019t read this, so I am not just sucking up. Unfortunately, I didn\u2019t get to see Thomas this time, but I will be back in a week and a half, so I will visit with him then. I am so glad he is doing better. There was a time when that almost didn\u2019t seem possible. If this is going to become an online journal perhaps I should give my poor unsuspecting family members cleverly disguised pseudonyms. Oops, guess I am a little too late on that one as half of them have already been outed in some form already. Better luck next time y\u2019all (I threw that in for a little dose of Southern good measure)!<\/p>\n
Before I left Auburn last night, Weezie loaned me a CD of some of Father Michael\u2019s homilies recorded back when he was at Holy Spirit in Montgomery. I plan on making a few more copies for friends. I am grateful to have a few of his profound thoughts on the Gospels preserved for posterity. I also think it is important to share them with others because Michael, Father Michael, had so much to say and unfortunately his time to say it was cut short, but what we have left of him can still teach us something. And I plan to learn and pass on whatever I can. I owe him (and God) that much. I went to the cemetery today. The sun was setting and a few sprigs of grass were breaking through the sheet of red clay filled with ants that now covers the humble remains of his earthly life. It is a peaceful yet empty place, yet somehow I think he hears me better there and is a little glad I came. I\u2019ve never really been big on cemeteries. They are the lonliest places on earth, devoid of souls, just earthly vessels waiting for the end of time. Still it is my way of holding on to what I know I must let go of. My way of controlling what I can not change. My way of reaching out across time and space to say I miss you, I sense you, and I can\u2019t wait until we meet again. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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