Thursday, November 16, 2006
The Last Night...
Skype. Vonage. Deed to our house. Title to our car. Checking account to Papa. Phone calls to say 'bye. Sent off videos of babysitter's daughter's quinceanera. Wooed book editor. Dodged source. Switched cable to the tenants' name. Shopped at Costco again. Ate spaghetti and chicken marsala NOT masala. Mommy only cried twice. Bought work clothes and prayed for perfect East-West blend like in matrimonial days. Telepathically thanked Macy's for one-day sale in honor of our departure. Bought out Mac counter at Nordstrom; my face will be dotted with No. 43 foundation and my lips will be lined in mahogany -- but my eyes, oh my eyes, will always be Lakme. Packed and weighed suitcases. Shifted clothing to another. Tipped scales again. Shoes grew apart. No luck. Gave up around 3 a.m. and will likely kiss $25 goodbye for excess baggage. Kisses, America. Not so fast. Still need Halls Max, Q-Tips, Annie's Cheddar Bunnies and Annie's Mac and Cheese.
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I am missing you guys right now, which is ironic since I see you maybe three times a year. So strange to think that it's not the physical distance you're traveling per se but the new adventure you're about to start that's making me so happily achey for you. Lots of love from New York and my heart, Ang
I didn't even know about the blog. SO sad. (that I didn't know about the blog, or that you left? both!). Thinking about you on your long journey overseas. Sad that we didn't get to say goodbye, especially to Naya. Maybe we'll meet in Hong Kong? Cambodia? Vietnam?
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