It seems a little silly, but during October I always feel the distance between us and and our friends and family in America most acutely. During the summer, I know that we are all wearing shorts, going swimming, sweating, eating ice cream and being bitten by mosquitoes. The shared experiences make me feel that we are closer together. During the fall, though, our experiences begin to diverge. While we continue to wear shorts, go swimming, sweat, eat ice cream and be bitten by mosquitoes, you in the US are wearing sweaters, going for long walks on cool evenings, turning on your heaters, making hot soups, and watching the leaves turn. When I think of you doing those things, the 8000 miles really seems like 8000 miles.
Having lived in a 4-season climate for 27 years, I feel the passage of time by the changing of the weather. Here, where the temperature changes little from month to month, I sometimes forget that time is passing at all. Sometimes it seems that we are just away for the summer and we'll see you all again soon. Then, by hearing of your fall activities, I suddenly realize that time is passing after all and your lives and our lives go on from season to season. I remember that I haven't seen you in over a year and much has happened and changed in your lives without us being there to share it.
So, as I look out on another sunny tropical day, I miss you all and wish I could be with you.
6 comments:
Your blog made me feel like crying. We miss you, too. Fall is always the beginning of a new school year and so it does seem to represent time going by. We will see you in a little more than a month, the Lord willing.
Today was no indication that summer was leaving us. It is in the 80's!
Angela,
We miss you too - even though we can't be there next month, I'm glad others from the Taylor clan will. :)
We sure do miss all of you, too. Guess I never thought about some seasons being harder than others, but that does make sense. As your mom said, we haven't really had our fall yet. It's been humid and in the 80's, so we've still been wearing shorts and eating ice cream :) It's supposed to change today.
Thanks for sharing your thoughts. It helps to "shrink" the distance.
Ang, I'm counting the days until I get to see you guys again in Thailand. I for one could do without fall and winter.
Awww...that must be hard to be so far away from your family, but I think it's cool how you all stay connected through this thing(blogger)...anywho, is it really humid over there? I remember how humid Cambodia was, but that was in July, over 10 years ago when I went.
Soaps,
Nathan starting us all blogging has made a huge difference. It's the first time we've felt connected to our families while living overseas. It is humid, but I don't mind. It's better than burning season. Besides, the humidity is how Thai women stay so young-looking.
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