Hello Again

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Thanks to Neil Diamond, performer extraordinaire, I felt inspired to use this simple title after such a long time away.  So, hello again, hello.  Hello, my friends, hello. Go ahead, click on the  link, I won't tell.  And to those of you who saw my Facebook post about going to see him in concert last week, he didn't disappoint.  Just sayin....

I wasn't exactly sure what I wanted to write about, but knew I wanted to write.  I have missed it.  I have missed you.  Therefore, in keeping with the title, I shall just update you on my life since our last correspondence.  Consider this my handwritten letter to you, my friends. 

     It took about three weeks to fully recover from India.  Seriously, I'm sensitive.  That left me about one week to wrap my brain and gut around the idea that I was leaving again, for Spain.  This was a trip I had purchased over three years ago at a silent auction from Burke and my current lifestyle allowed me to finally make the journey.  And what a journey it was; flew into Madrid, trained down to Malaga, drove down to Marbella/Puerto Banus.  Spent the next seven days drinking good coffee, eating wonderful jamon and seeing the sites.  Among my favorites; Rhonda and driving down to Tarifa to catch the ferry to Tangiers.  Looking out the window, we saw the continent of Africa as if we could reach out and touch it.  It was powerful.  Driving down the road and seeing another continent.  Whoa.  We returned to Madrid for two days where we had an amazing dinner on our last night with Miguel Pajares Calvo, my sweet sixteen summer love (but that is another blog) and his wonderful wife and kids.  Life is rich that way.  After more planes, trains and automobiles (the beauty of using air miles to travel) I arrived safely home, feeling blessed and exhausted.  I was glad to be home.  I like my home.  I love to travel and I love to come home.  I am still happy to be home...

     So, what's next?  First of all, my acknowledgement of how nice it feels to say "what's next?" as opposed to "what if?"  Try it sometime.  Go ahead, just try it.  Those two words have helped shaped my experience this past year and I'm confident they will continue to do so for years to come.  I just feel it.  But really Pam, you might ask, what's next?  Forget all that spiritual, philosophical crap.  What in the heck are you doing next?  Where are you going?  Tell us, tell us!  Well my friends, it is an excellent question indeed.  Excellent question.






Did I tell you I have missed you?


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