In a bonehead moment I decide to extend our adventure 1 more day. It started looking at a very large map, seeing North Carolina and the outer banks. Segue to my bucket list where I’ve always wanted to see the wild mustangs of Corolla, NC. Why not? I thought. Guess I let the success of […]
My mind is humming it’s a small world even though that’s not the vacation we are on. Today in he smithsonian a gentleman came up and asked us where we were from. He recognized Kinsley’s TITAN UP shirt because his son was a Titan. A few exhibits later we met the wife of the man. […]
We traveled 9+ hours and it was worth every mile. Today we saw the pentagon 911 memorial. Then we meandered though Arlington national cemetery where each and every grave was adorned with a real evergreen wreath and a red velvet bow. It was simple and beautiful and moving. Row after row after row of white […]
Today went exactly as expected. Spoiled to pieces by my parents. One last gathering at Nanny-Danny’s house, a horrible exchange and lots of miles. Sharing a child on a holiday is awful. Awful. Awful. I hated seeing my doodle bug drive away. My heart broke as she jumped up in that car and whizzed away- […]
I am loved. This weekend my cousins-the first loves of my life-made sure I knew exactly how much I was loved. In the midst of sadness I had a moment of pure joy. After all was said and done…after our last good-byes to Nanny were done…we gathered for one last time. On the front porch […]
Elizabeth T. Hayes died today. I am Elizabeth H. Hayes. The weight of that name weighs heavy tonight. My Nanny’s obituary is full of accolades and accomplishments; full of awards and honors. She did something with her life. She did things, saw things and changed things. You don’t meet anyone that knows Nanny that doesn’t remark […]
My cousin and I sat on the worn, gold carpet on the stairs tonight. My grandmother lay in the room off the hall surrounded by family. Though she’s 100 saying goodbye isn’t easy. Watching her struggle is even harder. I had succumbed to the sad and escaped to the stairs. My cousin sat beside me […]
