who is this girl? is she staying?

15-07-2009 by rialeilani
I’m back!  Thank you Amy and Ashley for guest posting for me! :)
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I had the most tranquil weekend I think I’ve had in my life.

Amazing because there were some hiccups.  But nothing seemed to get to me.  I literally was at 100% peace.  Even though,

Tawas Bay

  • I had some flashbacks, nostalgia, visions of an alternate life
  • We lost power the first night we were there after spending $80 at the grocery store (luckily it came back on before anything went bad)
  • Scooby jumped off the boat at the pier and wanted to play with 5 mini yorkies that turned agressive on themselves and their owner was freaking out (this could have been WAY worse than it was)
  • The van broke down as we were getting on I75 and we had to call a tow truck and wait at the dealership for a couple hours for them to fix the problem, thus incurring $400 we weren’t expecting to spend

I still can’t believe how easy everything seemed, even when things went bad.  I wondered for a second if these things were bad karma for me, because you know I deserve some bad karma, but I don’t really think so.  I kind of just coasted this weekend, let things come as they might and dealt with them.

waiting at the Chevy dealer for the van

waiting at the Chevy dealer for the van

I didn’t even feel a bit of irritation when we got on the freeway and promptly had to pull over when C knew we should have gotten it fixed in Tawas.

Liko’s insistent whining couldn’t even break the calm.  I’m not sure who that person was up there but I hope she sticks around.

I have a secret too.  Every single time I’m up there I don’t want to leave.  I just want to be.  I want a simple life.  One that allows me to take Nani out to the water on a whim to watch her eyes become excited when she sees the water.   It feels like home up there.    I don’t feel rushed and I don’t feel pulled in 100 different directions.  I just am.

I didn’t have internet withdrawals like I thought I might and we didn’t have a tv but I was perfectly content with reading a book and just relaxing.

Of all the places I’ve been this might have been the most relaxing vacation I’ve ever had.

I’m still in my zen-like state today, but I also don’t feel like talking with anyone.

*more pictures to come :) 

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"We write to taste life twice, in the moment and in retrospection."
~ Anais Nin



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