Re-entry
Even though the trip had been a tremendous break from our usual reality, I was looking forward to returning home. We stopped by Tesco to pick up David’s favorite cookies and black currant juice, then we were back to the airport, ready for a long ride home. I finished my book by Michael Pollan and had another one to start: The Friday Night Knitting Club courtesy of David’s aunt, Margo. I dug in and was pretty much rooted to my seat for the rest of the way back to San Francisco. This left David a bit stranded in terms of companionship, but the book was far too engrossing for me to be concerned about being considerate (sorry sweetie). Due to past vacations put awry by my being completely swept away by a book, David has issued a mandate that all such books be banned from vacations. Lucky for me I started reading on the plane, otherwise, upon witnessing my quick departure from reality, David would have confiscated the book, if not thrown it away. What an emotional roller coaster that story was! I was crying off and on through the whole book and by the end had devolved into a complete wreck. Thank goodness I finished before we landed, lest the turmoil continue into daily life. David just grinned, shook his head and kept to himself.
We are happy to be home and have sunk back into life quite nicely. While our betrothal seems perfectly normal and serene, my status as bride to be has taken some getting used to. The first week was a little strange what with all the ooo-ing and ahhh-ing from strangers, but that’s pretty much finished now and we’re ticking along as usual. Wedding plans are progressing at a steady pace and the future is looking pretty darn good.
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