Each of us have had times in our lives where we have come to a crossroad. For me it was in 1990. Dave and I had been living on Maui together for about a year, and he decided to move to California. I could stay or go with him, but he was going for sure. Well, when you are in love with someone, it's not a hard choice, but when you're kama'aina, it's a little bit different. How do you leave your beloved 'aina and 'ohana behind? Well, I decided to go with him. My stomach started to hurt each day closer to the day we were supposed to leave. By the time we were taking off I started to seriously wonder if I was doing the right thing. I remember the lump in my throat, my family at the airport crying...hugging and kissing me, goodbye forever. I remember Mom telling Dave through her tears, "You take good care of my daughter, OK?" Dave looked her in the eye and replied, "I'll do the very best I can, Mrs. Wengler". It was one of the saddest days of my life, leaving home to move to California.
It is 20 years later. My mom passed away this March. That was, for sure, the saddest time in my life, and our family is still grieving our tremendous loss. We miss our Momma so very much. I still live in California, but am blessed to come home and visit a couple times a year. I ended up graduating from college and have an awesome job. Dave has done a good job taking care of me. We are still so in love and now happily married. We have been on many adventures together. I grew as a person because of the choices I've made and my experiences here on the mainland. I still miss home though. Maybe some day we can move back to the 'aina.
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