Not the week to wander far…
[My apologies on the video reflection. I’m still in cringe learning stage…] Look at how those cars just fly passed as we go the speed limit trying to enjoy the scenery.
We spent a lot of time away from home last week. Doctor appointments, therapy for both Shade and I. A lot of interference from the posee named Jesus who doesn’t behave like a Christian. It’s so befuddling to me how the mind works.
This week I worked all 6 days, and then we did the appointments after work.
But the weekend before we took Saturday and went off to the gardens in Delray. The Morikami Museum. We’ve been running ever since.
Today, we got outselves up and out of the house early. Went to the pool. [no cameras allowed, for obvious reasons]
For over an hour it was the grandest smile as my nena bounced around in the water like the kid she used to be. Just peaceful buoyancy. I would take her everyday if I could. She’s asked me several times for a home with a pool. All I could think about was the maintenance.
Today may have flipped the switch to on for the idea. She really just was peaceful. I have no doubt that the voices were still there, she laughed out loud a few times. But they played along today. I’m not sure how long that intertwining of calm will last if we had a way to provide a pool at home. She used to love the beach, and now the voices won’t let her enter the ocean.
I know I shouldn’t wait for the darkness to envelop, being in the moment is crucial. The moment was wonderful, even with the sunburn on my face, it was worth every expense, and sacrifice. She was just happy, visibly happy for once. The last time I remember her this way was our vacation last summer. She was on the trampoline with her cousin and brother. Those are the moments I must treasure and remind her of.
But no photo’s today to take the mind back there. We’ll try again to visit next Sunday, since we went to church Saturday, we had time today to play at the pool.
We should have more afternoons this week, not so many appointments. More will be determined by the torrential afternoons summer rains here in Central Florida. The timing can be tricky.
I’ll leave you with our joyride video from last weekend down Martin Grade Scenic Hwy. We took the long way down to the gardens last week just especially for the joyride. Shade never got the relief or the calm on this trip. She even told her therapist about how she couldn’t really enjoy it. But she did tell me of her appreciation for going the scenic route and would hope to visit it again someday. Surely, we will have plenty of time to take a trip down to South Florida and many more places to find some moments of joy and calm.
Right now, this week we’re going to stay close to home, and work on sorting stuff for postcard fest. Hope to enjoy the quite of the house together on the rainy days, when we cannot go to the pool.
Think I’m going to start uploading these to YouTube to archive them in one place. It might be easier to post them in the articles that way too. We will see!
Stay Positive | Be Blessed | Share Often
Divina & LaLa 👋
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