Good-bye Friend!

So instead of sitting here and crying my eyes out because my best friend left for the entire summer, I am going to busy myself with bills, errands, packing, and cleaning. Most would think I have gone psycho because I am being so diligent with necessary tasks, and I have.
The send-off was terrific though. We spend the afternoon running around town, ate yummy food at A Single Pebble restaurant (mock eel, dumplings, ants climbing tree, coconut chicken curry soup, and of course, white rice) followed by meeing more folks at my apt. to eat a yummilicious sonic cake from Mirabelles, and then the evening was topped off by going to an Indigo Girls concert and then meeting them after the concert, and receiving autographs and taking photos.
Despite dropped cameras that we don't own, the threat of rain, and the overall reason for the festivities, it was a thrilling night.

So here I am the day after I say GOOD-BYE FRIEND, looking forward to my trip to Kennebunk, Maine for my grandfather's funeral. I will see aunts and uncles I haven't seen in about 4 years, and cousins I know I met when I was about four or five but don't remember. I am afraid of the akwardness of it all. Mourning over somebody who we all shared... but didn't realize we shared. I'm ok with the funeral part of it, but I will be on edge the whole time I am there. A first impression, what to wear, bought a new hair-straightener, where's my toothepaste, damn cat! are all thoughts running through my head.

I will miss Jim for the few days.
I will miss Jodi for the entire summer!
At least Lisa will be around :)