The last day - MainePosted: August 30, 2009 at 11:53 am | byFiled under: Adventures in Mommahood, About Me
Today is our last full day on Mount Desert Island. We will be back I am sure of it. We wont be coming back to this house though and my heart is starting to feel the cracks of sadness that have been there all week I am over all joyful and thankful for this gift of a week. After 50+ years, the house will sell this summer. It will go to another family who will create new traditions. I believe they will love the house like we always have so I am ok with that part. I mourn not sitting in my space though. So many of the memories I have here are solitary. I lived up here alone or with grandma for that summer before going off to Switzerland. MY room has always been Alice’s room or Daddy’s room so it gets complicated when people start coming here when I am here cause I get a little possesive. The house will sell because it is time for my aunt and uncle to build their dream retirement home up the road. We will come to visit which is how I know we will be back. But it won’t be in my space. It will be –even more than it ever has been – in their house. The ache gets bigger. I want to steal dishes from the cupbard. Enough of the sadness for now. I will let more in when I am down on the Claremont dock – for now I am lettin it simmer under the surface. Because this day is just TOO DIVINE to waste on a moment of forlorn dramatics. The water is so sparkly..I have mentioned that already right? It’s amazing so totally worth a second mention. The day sits ahead of us with so much promise! B (my son) is still sleeping. S (my husband) is still lounging in bed. P (by brother) is snoring in the bedroom above me. It is the kind of quiet that I love the most..family near by but with space. Ok so what to do today? Hair appt at 9:30. What? YOU don’t get your hair done on vacation!? Its kind of a think with my Aunt A. She always has the best hair dresser and loves hers here on the island and made an appointment for me months ago! We may walk into town before that to get coffee and a scone..well I will be getting a blueberry danish because they are SO yummy –and- I can’t really stand a scone. SO DRY! S might ride his bike to Bar Harbor to return it to the rental shop. B and I will meet him and finish the trip with a hike to the top of..hmm..maybe one of the Bubbles. Or amybe we will just drive around the island and soak in the amazing views. Tonight we will probably have broiled haddock cause that sounds good to me right now. Who knows..I still have to pack so the boys will probably be able to talk me into dinner out too. Ok, off to read for a bit. I totally heart my Kindle. It takes a bit to get used to holding but I heart it nonetheless.
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