jakorte's blog

Regarding Reunions:

Just so you know… I plan on arriving as I am. Blonde highlights and blue feathers, diamond nose stud, an unusually healthy glow on my usually pale skin, pedicured, manicured, tattooed by life and talented hands, overweight but minus 100 # you would have been shocked to see, about to turn my life’s odometer over to 48 years travelled, and really, really excited to see you. I’m pretty much the same, with a lifetime of experience behind me. You’ll ask me if I’m happy, and I’ll answer honestly: not really. I am mostly peaceful, though. Some things turned out worse than I ever imagined, and some things - the best way they could. I’ll try to explain as briefly as I can; 4 states, 4 paths, 31 years of memories filtered into highlights and lowlights. You’ll never meet the man I married, but you’ll see him in me. I’ll tell you stories that will make you laugh. I’ll share the brilliant glimpses of his influence, and our mutual promise that I would continue on, seeking love and knowledge. I’ll try not to cry on when I see you, throughout our short, super condensed time or at departure, but I’m not making any guarantees. I’ll hug you as tightly as I can, for as long as I can, and then hold that memory for the rest of this lifetime. GOD knows when we’ll meet again… and GOD knows when we’ll meet again