if...
If you lived down the street or across town, sometimes, in the middle of the day I would call and say, “I have to take a break from this. I need air. I need to get out of my head a bit. Want to join me?”
And, I would hop into my gunmetal gray Beetle and drive down the street or across town and pick you up. I would pick you up and we would go get coffee or visit King’s Books or take photos as we walk along Puget Sound. I would pick you up and we would get outside…we would talk and solve life’s problems and laugh until tears rolled down our faces.
If you lived down the street or across town and I came to pick you up, we would turn up the iPod and sing loudly as we drove to the park or Mandolin Café or to the Rhododendron Garden. We would sing and laugh and get it all out of our systems…
Yesterday, I was thinking about this when I took a break in the middle of the day and drove a few miles to a fabric store and then visited Borders. I was thinking about how I wish you were here. I was thinking about trying to capture what it was like to spend a bit of time with me yesterday when I decided on a whim to leave the house sans make-up, with my hair pulled back, and wearing my comfortable yoga clothes. When I decided to leave the house because I needed to "get out of my head" and into the world.
As I was out in the world…as I was driving...I was thinking about all this and decided to capture it, for you. Right here.
(the decision to “capture” the moment was more than a little inspired by this beautiful spirit)
this is me
Reader Comments (18)
How did you know that taking a drive with you is precisely what I wished I could be doing yesterday? Thanks for letting me come along. xo :-)
your smile is the best. it just radiates. and a bug! oh i love bugs. looks like it was a fine day and i am so happy i got to ride along.
oh dear, and I had to work yesterday...next time, let's go on my day off and I'll buy lunch! (just stretching my imagination a bit, too -- I'm sure "across town" doesn't mean "road trip to Minnesota"!)
:) Andrea on the prairie
this reminds me of a day a few years ago, late august. (-:
i hope there's time for a different version of this, in a few weeks in a small camp back east. love to you. xo
Having moved 2,004 miles from my dear Friend and having a sister on another continent, I have many moments where I long to go back in time when we could meet and laugh and cry and be quiet. Your words echoed the feelings that stir in me now. Times when I long for that connection but am left alone, in my car or on my deck. I'm learning to work through it.
Thank yor for sharing the Brooke clip.
A sweet way to start my morning and no sugar rush!
thank you so much for this!!!
sigh*
oh how i wish we lived SO much closer, my friend.
xoxoxo
Okay, we like the same music, and we like the same stuff, and I had a blasts riding along with you, and I sang too because it's one of my favorite songs. You would be such a fun gal!
i love, love, love watching and hearing you sing and smile and drive! you are a wonderful spirit, i wish we lived closer. sending love - xoxo
i'll be waiting on the front porch, with my camera in my bag!
loved every second :)
I had a fabulous time...thanks for taking me ~ :)
....you are such a beautiful person, Liz....a blessing to know.
Thanks so much for that! I needed to "get outta my head" too!
You are such an inspiration! I wish so much we could jump in the car and go do all those things...
I sang along.
Uh! I love this! You are such an inspiring soul, my dear. Pure, lovely, and whole. I am so thankful to have found your blog.
beautiful. you. the song. all of it. i couldn't help but sing along with you
:)
surfing the blog world, i found your song. and had to leave a comment:
beautiful. song. idea. you.
:-D
also wanted to leave one for jen gray but her site wouldn't let me. so here's to the courageous pair of you!!!
That made me smile so much, thank you!