November 29 December 10, 2005
Just a warning this will not be the usual Hedo trip report.
This was a year of change for us the death of my father, moving to another state and a new job for me.
In the states, sometimes if feels as though we are going through the motions of day-to-day drudgery: work, groceries, etc. just to rush home to spend time together. This is something that we had not had a chance to do for many years because of my old work.
Hedo used to be about sending this time together reconnecting. However, we were very connected before we left, having spent almost as much time together in the last 3 months as we had in 3 years. This trip, we stepped back almost to become totally unconnected so we could both learn what we love about us and about Hedo. To me, to us, this trip was more like rediscovery and learning that we are so lucky to have found each other to spend our lives with.
As many of you know, this was a difficult vacation for us because Steve was sick for the entire time with various ailments. This trip was very different for us in a lot of ways, yet the people always make it . Because Steve was sick, it almost felt as though I was at Hedo by myself but our friends made me never feel alone. Our Hedo friends gave us grounding. With Hedo friends, there is no stifled, uncomfortable conversations. We saw people that we have not seen in a year, two years or months yet the moment that you say hi, it is like no time has passed at all. And the new friends we met made us feel as though we knew them forever.
As always, I never mention names in my trip reports but you know who you are. Thank you to all our Hedo friends and I hope we will see you next year.
XXOO,