Hello!
My husband is back, which means my little life is a-okay again! I do appreciate life and the little things a lot these days and I am happy he made it home! Of course we are fine here and do our daily chores and have fun. But when he is back it just feels complete, you know. So this afternoon my son and I drove to the airport nice and early (German thing!) to pick him up and of course see the planes taking off and landing. My son was in paradise; running around all crazy. Whenever we are at the airport we do stop at Starbucks to get a latte for me and a Blueberry Muffin for him. This has become some sort of tradition. While strolling around with my latte, I met a colleague from work too. How small is this world?
We are at airports a lot. Waiting for someone, picking up or dropping off people, but guess what? It never becomes easier. Especially not at JFK. I like to pick up my husband at the airport. The anticipation, all the people around me, flowers, crying, happiness – and then the doors open and there he is <3
And to spend the waiting period wisely and make it bearable, I observe. Observing and taking notes is something I love and have done for a long time. So while my son ran around with his stroller, I saw this man standing there with the ugliest flowers ever! Carnations you buy at the airport just suck! Period! He wore: Black vintage cotton pants, a blue button-down shirt 70s style, a red cardigan and black shoes that were polished like there is no tomorrow. He just got a haircut – I could tell by the rashes on his neck. So he stood there, waiting. My first though was “It puts the lotion in the bucket” and I almost forgot about my husband’s arrival trying to find out who this man is waiting for. I thought about some online affair he probably has and that he will meet this woman for the first time. The doors opened and his 80-year-old parents arrived from Russia. 😀 See, never judge people! For some reason I still think “Silence of the Lambs”, though.
Watching: I finally watched the documentary on Iris Apfel. She is amazing. Watch the trailer to see her take on life and fashion. One movie I can watch over and over is “Howl” which is about Allen Ginsberg’s poem “Howl”. Watch the trailer here if you would like. My husband told me about the movie “Hungry For Change” which I saw as well. I have seen a lot of movies on healthy eating, diet changes, food tips etc. and this movie is just really well done and researched. Watch the trailer here. My husband will be at a training this weekend but I hope he won’t be too tired to watch “I Smile Back” with me. The movie is on iTunes now to buy or rent!
Reading: Currently, “The Wind-Up Bird Chronicle” by Haruki Murakami which is so so great and the book my husband sent: “Rat Girl” by Kristin Hersh. Yesterday I picked up Margaret Atwood’s “The Heart Goes Last” which I started last night and could not put it down. This is how amazing it is. I haven’t read good fiction like that in a long time. I will most certainly take it on our road trip to Canada tomorrow. Atwood is Canadian and lives in Ottawa, eh! I have not read any literature by Canadian authors yet I have to admit. I would love to hear any suggesting on Canadian authors. Feel free to share in the comment box below and enlighten me.
Traveling: I will be writing mostly from Canada/Ottawa for the next couple of days/weeks because my family and I have some traveling to do, university to check out, land to visit etc. I will try my best to write every day however. Commitment is key here.
Thinking: Of my friend who lost her husband. It is still so weird, unreal and strange that he is gone. Whenever my son and I visit her at her house, I feel he is right there with us. I miss him so much. He was such a good-hearted, great person and so awesome with my son. RIP!
Listening to: These days I fell back in love with Crosby and Nash! I saw them in concert a long time ago and it was one of the best concerts I have ever seen. Here is one of my favorite songs I can listen to over and over again. I am not only reading Kristin Hersh, I am listening to her as well. Here is a great song by her with her band “50 FOOT WAVE”. My type of music for sure!
One last one: You gotta love Sharon Redd. The 80s were the best! Check out her song and the video “Love Insurance” here. Have a great Friday! The weekend is around the corner. I just wanted to publish this post and saw that it is Friday the 13th. You don’t have to be superstitious but you can be a bit stitious 🙂
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