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Posted January 16th, 2006 by MichelleI spent a wonderful day with my friend Rachel today, a perfect way to cap off a rather extraordinary weekend. I really think I’d be more productive if all weekends lasted three days. Or, I’ll tell myself that, and keep pining for such a shift to happen.
We wandered around the town of Albany, which is right next to Berkeley, and then we headed into the city and didn’t even get too terribly lost. We decided we needed two things: fish and chips, and to see the sea lions, so we went to the uber-touristy Fisherman’s Wharf.
this pic taken immediately after fish, chips, beer, and clam chowder… oy…
and then off to see the sea lions and the city at dusk.
It was a peaceful, most excellent day, even though we spent a great deal of our time together discussing all the various complications in our lives. Nothing, really, in my life, is set in stone, nothing is certain, and while I suppose it’s been that way always, I think I’m starting to become more aware of it, and perhaps more curious as to what it means. And why I’ve chosen it to be that way. And wondering if I want it to change.
But anyway, back to Lucy! I’ve not written about the delights of the time I spent in her company over the holidays, mostly because just thinking about her makes my whole chest ache with longing to be near her. She’s really tightly bonded to Tessa right now- reluctant to have anyone else take her for any extended period of time, and it’s amazing how aware she is. If we tried to distract her with toys or spoons or even our own silly faces, she’d smile and play along but only as long as mom was within eyesight. Perhaps the greatest gift I got this Christmas, though, was Lucy’s willingness to spend time with me. I got to feed her Christmas eve, right before the big family dinner, and the mere trust she had that when she opened her mouth, I’d be there with some tasty green glop, and if she looked to my face, I’d be there to smile and kiss her, was about all I needed for it to be a terrific holiday.