As Dolly and I have said time and again, it's amazing how quickly these passed couple of weeks have gone by. Each day has been long and full, but the two weeks have passed us quickly. We regret that these two weeks are almost behind us. But at the same time we'll cherish the memories we've made together and look forward to future times together.
It's always possible that I'll be able to sneak back to Wiky for a bit sometime between now and the Festival of Cultures on April 4. If reality has its way, I won't be able to see Dolly again in real life until she comes to South Dakota in April. We'll keep in touch with each other via phone and Internet in the meantime, of course. It's not the same as face-to-face contact, however. But we'll do the best we can in the meantime.
Today has been a peaceful and restful day for all of us. We took the opportunity to sleep in and relax and watch TV before starting the day. Mainly due to the lateness of our rising, our day didn't effectively begin until around 11. Dolly cleaned up and cleaned the house while I lounged, ate cereal, and checked the markets online. I knew we had a plan for the day, though, so I was ready to go by about noon. I had thought Dolly would have been ready then, too, but we didn't leave the house until around 12:20. Our timing was fine as we were able to do everything we had planned to do.
Our first stop after leaving the house was Andy's. Dolly wanted to look at laptops in The Source and then get some groceries for the Mexican dinner she prepared for us this evening. We looked for laptops in Sudbury yesterday and found one Dolly liked. The display model, an HP, she wanted died so she didn't buy a laptop yesterday. Today The Source had a Compaq Presario laptop on sale for $599; the original price was $799. It's a deal Dolly couldn't resist, so she purchased the laptop, a wireless mouse, and some anti-virus software. Dolly is still getting used to the computer, and I hope it will serve her well. I spent most of the afternoon getting it set up for her and loading software while Dolly cooked. I enjoyed working on the laptop; today was the first time I've worked with a PC laptop other than Dad's Dell in some time.
Ross and other kids began arriving at Dolly's house around 3:30. And we had a full house by the time dinner was served around 5:30. I don't know how many people Dolly planned to feed, but there were easily a dozen of us sharing the meal Dolly prepared. It was of no concern, though; there was more than enough food to go around. I'm not even sure how many tacos I had. But I know I had my fill, and now I'm good and full. In the meantime, we watched the movie Superbad, which just came out on DVD. I saw the movie twice when it was out in theaters. It was sort of entertaining to watch, but it got tiresome after a while.
Once everyone was satisfied and I finished eating and installing OpenOffice on Dolly's laptop, Dolly and I with Alec in tow headed up the hill to Rabbit Island. Dolly and I wanted to visit whoever was around, and that's what we did. Gail was at another function and wasn't able to make it. But I was able to have a good visit Sarah, Aaron, and Julius. I regret that there are quite a few people like Gail whom I didn't get to see again before I leave. But I'm content in the time I was able to spend with them during Gail's party the other night. And I know I'll see everyone again soon.
The sun has been well below the horizon for hours now, and my internal clock is telling me it's time to lie down again to bring another day to a close. As always, it's going to be hard to leave this place. But I know that I will always carry a little piece of Wiky and people like Dolly with me always, and I know I'll return again. It may take me a few months, but I'll be back; you can count on it.
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