Let’s just cut to the chase.
1. Sometimes it’s nice to go off the grid. Did we do that while camping? Not really, thanks to some helicopter drills at all hours of the night, but we had a good time pitching a tent near the bay anyway. Down by the bay…
2. Being disconnected isn’t all bad. I finally broke down and agreed to upgrade to the new IOS (I know, way behind), and it resulted in a phone stuck in recovery mode for the better part of 24 hours. But life went on and I enjoyed not being slave to a phone all day long.
3. Catching up with old friends can be either really awesome or really hard. It likely depends what you feel is going on and what you share. The last two weeks I’ve been sending long personal emails to people I haven’t seen in years and really enjoyed hearing from them in return. Not only that, but I got to better understand and articulate my own story. I got to share all of the things that have happened in the past five years, and it seems like a lot of transition when it’s all written out. To be honest, there are a few things that have been going on in the last month that I haven’t known how to share, things that aren’t all easy to explain. I’ve been isolating myself a bit as I’ve tried to grasp everything all at once. I promise to fill you in later, but in the meantime, please forgive me if I seem withdrawn. I’m just sorting through things but fully intend to soak up some of the sunny goodness of the summer and enjoy the people around me.
