The Return

Tomorrow I start driving back to LA. It was a good Christmas and New Year's. It's been busy, hence the MIA blogging. There were definitely some hard times ripe with Mom's absence. But some beautiful times with friends and family, too. It is pretty amazing how the beauty can overshadow the pain in those moments, though.

I've gotten used to being here, and I don't know that I'm ready to go back, which I didn't think would be possible. Do I really want to be in St. Louis more than I want to be in Los Angeles? Or is it that I want to be retired and be on permanent vacation, like I have been for the past 3 weeks, regardless of the location? I've watched a lot of cable, played a lot of solitaire, seen a lot of friends. My mind has been ripe with insights too numerous to share when there is laundry to do, a car to pack, and a route to plan.

More to come....