Dear T.,
Sorry, I couldn’t write T, I was too busy filling up on memories of our first dress party, when I turned 50 and hosted 125 great friends and family. Just recently I remembered that I had a videographer create a document for the event and that I hadn’t watched it in years.
After dinner we gathered to watch it with our Canadian visitors as Marla tried to move it to a dvd for I could edit it down to its essence. Here’s a few stills that I want to hold on to. Remember? Great bites of Norman, Aaron, Florence, Mel, Marla’s parents, my mom, Eileen, all gone now. Maybe you’ve run into a few?
It was hard to watch us dancing, marking our first three years together, my arm candy and I wore you well. My aunt Sally teared up as she sat watching.
Not much sleep ahead as I swallowed some unsettling realities:
I watched a radiant me, bathed in your love.
We are my past,
Love,
Bonnie S.
Love shines through those photos! How lucky you are to have digital images to live besides your mental images of this life.
The photographs capture what you miss now, and explain the depth of your sorrow today. One thing for sure, you made the most of your time together.
What a beautiful time you shared on that day, Bonnie. It’s good that you got to watch those old times with friends and family, to remember together. You and Tuvia are lucky to have found each other.
You do look radiant, Bonnie. What a treasure these memories are for you. Thank you for sharing them with us.