the passage of time
two months since i started a new job.
four months since my sister left for australia—and now she’s en route back to the midwest.
six months since my last visit home, but a quickly approaching trip out that way will reset the clock.
thirteen months since the boy and i landed in san francisco.
seventeen months since our last trip to key west.
nearly two years since my dad was diagnosed with cancer.
nearly three years since i married my love on a beach.
a little over five years since my grandfather died, and i couldn’t look at grandma.
nearly six years since i met naz, and we went to pick up a wee shaun the dog™ from a breeder in the middle of nowhere (missouri).
seven years since i returned stateside after a brief hiatus from my life, better known as beach bum living in curacao.
twelve years since my own adventures in “studying” abroad.
fifteen years since i graduated high school.
twenty years since my great grandfather, age 100, passed away three days after his birthday.
obviously, there are many more highlights (and lowlights) of my young life, but this sampling is plenty to illustrate just how fast time goes by. my mom often told a younger, more naive me that time speeds up the older you get. i thought she was pulling my leg. turns out, like many things, the parents are right.