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"I know this from somewhere..."

It is so weird to have an association with a place that you would never think you would have. Today, I went to San Jose to pick up a couch for mi madre with a lovely, fabulous, and downright awesome friend and we had to travel through the country to get to the I-5. At about halfway down this road, crossing over canals and passing dairies and almond orchards, I realized that I was smiling and surprisingly in a familiar state of mind. I felt comfortable and I loved it. When I realized this feeling, I tried to figure out why.

This was the road that we normally took to go fishing in the canal with my dad, grandpa, grandma, and sister.

Our family fished all the time. I used to love to string the worm on the hook or wrap the chicken livers with a string to the hook or watch as my grandma caught more fish than all of us while she was sleeping with her little bell attached to the end of her pole. It was awesome to relive some of those memories.

It made me miss those people and trips in my life. Not in the "break down and do the ugly cry" way but in the tender "I wish these still happened" kind of way. I think that I have gotten so busy that I forget that these things even happened and that they shaped me to be the wonderful person I am today. Haha.

I hope that there are many more fun associations like this in my future.

Peace and Love,
Celisse

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