Strange Partings

I know, I know, I keep promising more pictures.  Unfortunately, the only ones I've taken recently were from the Pumpkin Festival at Conneaut Lake Park.  That being said, I had a great Sunday there, spent an hour watching an artist carve an alligator from a log.  He was awesome.  I also met an amazing woman while out on the deck by the lake, she was traveling alone from Chicago, flew into Pittsburgh, rented a car, and was touring around just for shits and giggles.  I saw her sitting alone and asked her to join me for a beverage.  We had a lot in common, and I hope I'll hear from her once she is settled back into the Windy City.  There were about a million bikes there (Keystone Riders) too, and I enjoyed looking at all the pretty rides.  I sure do miss Hoss.

So, back to my title.  I haven't really been on-site here in Meadville for more than a day or so at a time in the last 16 years.  My job in Buffalo kept me at what I considered a good distance.  In the past, when I would do a "drive-by" and stay with mom overnight, I was always up and out early, headed back to my real life in Buffalo.  Now, I'm a daily part of her life, and she is a really important daily part of mine.  So, leaving her today was bittersweet, and we both shed some tears over my impending 4 day vacation to the Cape to spend time with girlfriends.  When I asked her what she wanted me to bring back for her, she said, "Just bring YOU back to me."  I'll miss her a lot lot lot.  Go figure.