Belly Dancer's Nightcap

The Parting

On a train in Munich

Someone laden with a fairy baby and presents is flying home to her sweet husband and children. 7 in the morning and the bustle of kids and the coffee and not quite awake. A little time with the tiny Gemma who I've grown quite attached to. Amy is having some eggs and checking her gear. It goes really fast you know. My heart is happy that she could come and I'm not going to cry because I'll be back in the vicinity of sisters soon. But then I do cry hours later on the way to a neighboring village. My husband has just called me from our cafe. He went on a walk with the boys and ended up there and so I'm going to meet them for a late breakfast. I think about how hard it has been to break away and live so far away from my family and establish this other world with my own little family. It's been good and I love this foundation that has come through this time apart. But having my sister here was what my soul needed and my niece is very dear. Say a little prayer for Amy and her extremely long journey. She is flying the nine hour flight from Germany to the States and then still has two more connections. I get a bit confused with the time change but I think it's about a fifteen hour adventure.

So goodbye to Amy and Gemma and thank you to her little family who gave her up and missed her. We will miss you here.