If I've given the impression that I've fallen off the face of the earth lately, it was not intentional by any means. That said, I'm glad I heard from my father and my aunt earlier today.
I want my father to know that conversations like ours tonight are great. There are concerns in life that are very apparent, but it's good to spend the course of a phone conversation without dwelling on the obvious problems. If you really enjoy doing something or going on a diversion, you do it because you want to get away from the "everyday" life for a short while.
We did this tonight, and I say thank you, many times over.
In the next entry, you will see the story of a supposed "best friend" relationship headed south. The moral there is (I guess) that friendship is fleeting. When all is in doubt, family won't leave you behind, because family understands you more than anything.
A gratifying thought in an otherwise ungratifying world.
