(not necessarily in that order)
For our Friday date night this week, we rather randomly watched a light romcom movie that was set in Rome.
The movie itself was nothing exceptional, but…! Not only was it in Italy, much of the dialogue was spoken in Italian (real Italian) with subtitles.
It’s amazing how homesick I feel for Europe in general and Lugano in particular, especially not having been there in almost four years.
Adding to my growing the anticipation is the fact that we’ll be visiting Cinque Terre, for my first time!
Tonight I find myself thinking of the day before Christmas when I was a child. Or how my fifteen-year-old-self felt in the days leading up to my first trip to Europe. The anticipation, the preparation, the nerves.
I’m feeling a lot of similarities on this, the final day before my bone marrow transplant week begins. The main difference, of course, being that I was entirely happy and eager about Christmas and that trip to Europe, while a bone marrow transplant inspires a rather more complex mix of feelings. 😏
At any rate, it’s finally here and we’re feeling pretty ready.
A quick recap of what’s ahead:
Because of the Labor Day holiday we had a bit of a break after the stem cell collection, so we tried to make the best use of our time to stock up on groceries, catch up on tasks, and record a couple of videos.
The topic of the last Sunday service we attended before leaving for Sacramento was “How Should We Meet Our Tests?” Not surprisingly, it hit pretty close to home, and we were inspired to perform a medley of three songs which we felt conveyed the essence of how to successfully meet one’s tests: guidance from God and Gurus; being part of a spiritual community; and music — especially singing!
Many people shared that they really resonated with those songs, so we decided to create a video of the medley to share with everyone.
And that’s it for now. As always, thank you for your prayers and loving support.
I was coming up blank on what to write about this evening, so I thought I might settle for a beautiful photo.
Then I happened upon this kitty and realized I could totally relate to her look of anticipation, whether eager or apprehensive or a little of both.
2022 is off to that kind of a start for me. I’m equal parts eager and apprehensive to see what develops as the year unfolds.
In just over an hour from now choir at Ananda Village will meet for the first time in twenty months! Twenty months — can you believe it?!?
Talk about anticipation….! Which got me thinking about the Carly Simon song. Do you remember it?
Anticipation, anticipation
Is makin’ me late
Is keepin’ me waitin’
The chorus is all I really recalled, and I realize now that I only ever knew the first two words even of the chorus! 😂