Sunday, November 10, 2024

November 10--"Oh, The Places You'll Go!" (Dr. Seuss)

Real love is a pilgrimage. It happens when there is no strategy, but it is very rare because most people are strategists.  --Anita Brookner

    My strategy in April of 1982 was just to go to a Royals game, because I love baseball. That pilgrimage ended up in a "real love" marriage of 38 years and counting. Who knew?!?!!?
    Speaking of pilgrimages... later this week I will be embarking on another 1000-mile journey back to northeast Ohio to hang with my niece and her family for a couple of weeks, including the Thanksgiving holiday. Yes, I do the drive by myself. I have learned to break it up mentally into 50-mile blocks. The first day is eight blocks (400 miles) and the second day is twelve blocks (600 miles). It's mental gymnastics, I know, but 50 miles is much easier to conquer mentally than 600. Being a self-proclaimed math nerd, this works for me 😉😉 Plus the joy of being with my niece and maybe (!!) beating her at Rummikub keeps me energized through the miles. 
    Much to do to get ready to sail east!
        Leta

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