Ok, for all of you who I was not able to contact this week, it's about time for your last update for the summer. After arriving in Santa Fe, with Aaron and Lola, we were able to spend an entire week out there, before having to pack everything up and head back home to NC. I had some medical problems that needed to be dealt with via surgery, so my hero, and husband, packed up the car and drove the three days back with our pup, while I hopped on a plane last Monday afternoon to get this taken care of. I am OK, but was absolutely DEVASTATED that my summer in Santa Fe had to come to such an abrupt end. Still trying to reconcile it, but also understand that everything happens for a reason, and also thankful that I have such an amazing family and extended family through many of my close friends. My mom met me as I got off the plane in NC (she flew down from VT that afternoon) and scooped me up to nurse my broken body and mind back to better health.
So there you have it. My long anticipated summer has come to an end. Now I just have to figure out what to do with myself for the next 6 weeks!!!
Sunday, June 27, 2010
Friday, June 11, 2010
Trip Minus 24 hours
So for all of you who wish to be updated this summer on my experiences in Santa Fe, this is the place to be. I will try to update regularly, and will begin by a pre-trip entry.
We are leaving tomorrow morning between 10-11 AM, meeting up with my roommate, Karra, outside of Burlington, NC, and heading west into Tennessee where we will find a place to stay outside of Nashville. I am nervous, but not for reasons easily explained. For one, I have been on some meds for bronchitis for a little less than a week, and the prednisone has really, seriously messed with my system. It almost simulates anxiety, which we all know is no stranger to me! I am thankful that Aaron and Lola will be my co-pilots.
Nerves are also stemming from this whole experience of reaching my destination by car, rather than by train or plane, which were my modes 5 years ago. Totally confounded, but I fear that my adoration for Santa Fe might be diminished by such un-romantic means of getting there. Will it still be as spiritual and inspirational as it was in 2005? It's a new chapter that I have to embrace. There are going to be a lot of changes from the time I spent there 5 years ago, and I do need to recognize that these things will weave themselves into my collective experiences.
Ok, wish us luck for the 1800 mile road trip ahead of us! Our plan is to be in Santa Fe by Monday afternoon!!
Will keep you posted!
We are leaving tomorrow morning between 10-11 AM, meeting up with my roommate, Karra, outside of Burlington, NC, and heading west into Tennessee where we will find a place to stay outside of Nashville. I am nervous, but not for reasons easily explained. For one, I have been on some meds for bronchitis for a little less than a week, and the prednisone has really, seriously messed with my system. It almost simulates anxiety, which we all know is no stranger to me! I am thankful that Aaron and Lola will be my co-pilots.
Nerves are also stemming from this whole experience of reaching my destination by car, rather than by train or plane, which were my modes 5 years ago. Totally confounded, but I fear that my adoration for Santa Fe might be diminished by such un-romantic means of getting there. Will it still be as spiritual and inspirational as it was in 2005? It's a new chapter that I have to embrace. There are going to be a lot of changes from the time I spent there 5 years ago, and I do need to recognize that these things will weave themselves into my collective experiences.
Ok, wish us luck for the 1800 mile road trip ahead of us! Our plan is to be in Santa Fe by Monday afternoon!!
Will keep you posted!
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