i hope

i hope that someday
maybe in 32 years
my daughter will call me with her troubles
and i will listen
and lighten the load
.
just like her Gram does for me.

I love you, Mom. Thank you for listening and making it all better!

on the Great Wall in 1988

Jersey

Isn't she pretty? But I don't mean that kind of Jersey. 

or this kind of Jersey. (Hi, Deena!)

Not this kind. (I am not that old)

You should know Goodfellas is one of my favorite movies. "What? I amuse you? You think I'm funny? Funny how? What, I'm a clown to you?" Joe Pesci at his finest.

But I am not talking about  that kind of Jersey either.

This is where I should be!

And I could sip coffee sitting here.

I just took THIS QUIZ and it told me something I already knew...I am supposed to be living in New Jersey.
And one of my favorite things about New Jersey is...it is right next to New York. In New York is...

MANHATTAN.

i found all of these images on google image.

of life, of love

i have a new understanding of life, of love.
it's true what they say, love is blind.
blinding would be truer yet.

when you love someone, so many of the faults seem to fade. our vision is clouded with emotion and expectation and romanticism.

my heart is breaking as i am seeing changes, natural, expected changes, in one of my loves. she is aging.

and time. this life has wheels! the further along we get on this path, the faster time moves. time is a gigantic slide! it's a sister to love.

love cannot be divided. it only grows.

happy valentine's day!