Memories are Created Even by Short Moments

I’m just assaulted with different thoughts and emotions while packing things (in a turtle-like pace) at the moment.

Why is it that whatever circumstances brought us in one place and however we lived our life there and how much time we spent, we have this feeling of affinity (like fondness to a person or a pet) that leaving is so heavy in the heart. Maybe too, because we try to make the best that we can do to make our stay in the place better, if not the best.

Packing is another thing. Yes, the physical aspect. Hah! First, It's personal, then again, people here are also busy in their own daily chores. Delegating the task to non-member of the family needs close supervision because you don’t want to open every boxes looking for a particular thing when you have settled to another place. It seems a luxury (the time and the help) at the moment. Maybe later,  we can ask someone to assist in lifting heavy ones and some cleanings too (volunteers are welcome).

I love the house. It was built in the early 60’s but was renovated recently. The sliding doors made of glass added elegance and style to the big and ancient building. The blending of modern and old makes the atmosphere a welcoming sight and appealing to someone who love something different but familiar too, in many ways.

I will miss the terrace, most of all. It is grand. You can see almost everything around because it’s the only building that has the luxury of retaining the old style of Spanish houses –with terraces in almost every house. The four rooms, the large kitchen (with cupboards for everything), the living room which we use as our “temporary gym” when we find the time to have our aerobics with friends (you can imagine how big it is), and of course, the two big bathrooms with showers, etc… it really makes me melancholic, thinking of leaving it soon.

But that’s life, isn’t it? We have to go on. We have to live the kind of life we choose. No misunderstandings with my words. It’s just the woman in me talking, about the sentimental side of leaving familiar things which have been a part of your life, even how short those times were.

There are things that are temporary in nature, and there are things that will be for forever; the things that we prioritize and the reasons why we have to go on with our journey, whatever path we have to tread upon.