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Published: August 26th 2006
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Well, it is 7:00 in the morning and we are finally on the plane - 11 hours after leaving my house with only two hours sleep. Our very first flight of many on our trip around the world. Jordan and Calvin stayed up all night - those two are die hards when it comes to not sleeping, they always have been. I have yet to meet a child who surpassed Jordan's and Calvin's ability to stay up until sunrise. I still can't tell which one of them is worse - I always fall asleep. Calvin, we will miss you so much!!! (Yes, you too Natalie!) I was glad to have the three of you guys together yesterday, I am a lucky girl to have such neat kids around me. Dad, I must say thank you for driving us to Seatlle, and you are another die hard! My Dad stayed with us right until 6:00 in the morning until we trailed out of sight through security. Thanks again everybody.
It was very bittersweet taking off on this first flight. In the very first moments after the fire (before the night was even over really), I knew that I would end up
on a plane. I knew that when the day came for that first flight, the worst would be behind me, and it is. But today I miss my house and my old life very much and I miss all the people and the energy, the plans, the goals, the animals, the trees, the lake and mostly the dreams I built there. It felt like I said my final good bye as I left the ground. It feels like the ending of an era - my favorite era so far.
But with that said, we are on our way to Germany and I can't think of a better way to usher in the new than with my dream trip around the world. I am thankful that this new era gets to start off with such promise and excitement. We are very excited. Very tired, but very excited. My plan worked and Jordan is passed out cold beside me so I have a chance to write, (wicked laughter), There was a reason I allowed him to stay up all night, I could forsee the peace on the other end and me being able to be immersed in my thoughts and let
the boys at the airport
this is the boys at about 6:00am - they have not slept since the day before....... all this closure sink in. I like watching him sleep, which is exactly what I am going to go and do - can't keep my eyes open anymore.
Only 12 more hours until we are in Germany.................. weinerschnitzle? Hope that gets me to the bank or something, because it's the only word I know.
Ciao for now brown cows.
Heide
P.S. When my house got robbed, the vermits stole the book I was writing (don't ask me why, I have no idea). Anyways, my book comes together in funny ways. I always pull out big chunks of my life as they come to mind and just write about them. So what I am left with and what they stole, are a random collection of written memories from my life. This is always the part that takes so long - the last set of chunks, which would have expanded into about 100 - 150 pages, took me a couple/few years to really pull all those memories. Soooooooooooooooooo,............. I remember things through music. At the end of my blogs I will attach a song that is floating around me at the moment. It will, in effect,
the boys at the airport
This is about a half an hour later...... give me a soundtrack of my life and my world journey's when all is said and done. Maybe it will come in handy for my screenplay one day. What screenplay you ask? Hey - you never know. Always be nice to people who play Lotto.
I will also be jotting down songs that remind me of my book, it is part of my goal to have my book back to where it was when it was stolen by the time I return home. Imagine how different the perspective will be now, no wonder they took it, it wasn't written from the proper perspective last time. Chit! What if it's not the proper perspective this time? Some chump will end up with it AGAIN!! And then I will write it better again. And on and on life goes.......
The One Thing - J. Englishman
PPS: Taking the Long Way (the title of my entire blog) is a song by the Dixie Chicks too
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Tania
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Gutsy
I enjoyed your very descriptive letter - what fun, and what a great feeling to not know exactly where your instincts will lead you next. That is the true spirit of adventure - Good luck to you both - I look forward to the next installment.