01/11/2025
It is our first Halloween in Europe, where we live now. Full disclosure—this is a Photobooth and we did not bring the scary clown home with us! Thank goodness! 😉
While we reside mostly in Spain now, we jumped on a plane to London to visit one of my daughters, who is attending university here. We took in the “Come Alive Greatest Showman” with our youngest daughter after some festivities. Fantastic, btw.
Let me be clear though…it’s not easy for me to enjoy myself. Not while I feel the heaviness I do. Even though I know well enough that I must enjoy the moments I have. Cancer taught me that all too well and I didn’t go through all I have to just give up on life.
It’s sad and heartbreaking to know the state of the world right now. And I’m not one of those people that can just pretend everything is okay, when it’s not.
There isn’t a day I don’t think about the suffering of the most vulnerable. There isn’t a day that goes by that I’m not angry as hell at the people causing all the damage.
So, here I am, trying to be strong, continuing to have faith and every once in a while try to have a good time.
We all deserve to smile and enjoy our lives. It felt good to do so, especially for my little one.
I just wish more people were able to as well. You know, like the people of Palestine, or Sudan, or immigrants experiencing a nightmare because of fascism and no amount of candy or holiday decorations will make me forget them.