I Am From…
June 21, 2006
I am from divorced parents, from cream soda, pastrami sandwiches and music.
I am from the year-round vacation home, cozy, welcoming, familiar, warm.
I am from the family palm tree, and the blooming, fragrant gardenia.
I am from Sabbath dinners and Hanukkah candles and long-winded stories with maybe a point, from Evans and Barons and Ola Belle and Juan Milan and Bobbie and Joseph.
I am from the stewardesses who fought against “Coffee, Tea or Me”. I am from night owls and day-trippers. I am from Rainbow Girls, Job’s Daughters and DeMolay. I am from floor work, studying your Ritual and your schoolwork, and dances that ended too soon.
From “Come in when the streetlights come on” and “I just called to say I love you”.
I am from Judaism, and converting out of love. I am from lessons I have learned and lessons still to learn. I am from teaching my boys about Judaism, and hoping they pass it on. I am from the thought that there is more than one way to get to Heaven.
I’m from two Orange Counties, from Disneyland and Walt Disney World, homemade tacos made from a family recipe, Grandma’s famous kugel, potato latkes, catfish and chili rellenos.
From the times I spent all day at Disney World – while I waited for my mother to get off work, the car trip in the family station wagon to El Paso to visit family, and the summer I spent with my Grandma in Baltimore.
I am from boxes and albums of photographs, keepsake boxes of pins and dried flowers. From photos of women all lined up to get their wings, to the anticipation of being crowned Miss El Paso. I am from love letters and hopes and dreams that continue on in love and loss.
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This is my writing entry for Loni at Joy in the Morning.
Thanks TN Chick for the heads up!
June 24th, 2006 at 4:46 pm
I love reading these. You did well.
Another question: are you still doing the photo hunt? If not, I will remove you from the blogroll. Let me know, please. Thanks.
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