The Small Things!

The Artemis space mission was fascinating to me. The guts those astronauts have is pretty amazing, but the payoff of the views and experiences has to be exhilarating. I read a article where one of the crew talked about how she looked around her home before the launch and how she loved her humble little life and how during the flight she missed it. She said "I know a morning cup of coffee on the porch with your best friend is a simple and universally small thing. But it is also everything,"

That last quote really struck a chord with me. There are so many small things that I miss not having anymore. After we retired we enjoyed going to a Starbucks that was right off Interstate 10 and watching all the poor suckers that were making the slog into their jobs. We were so happy that those days were behind us and we could sit back enjoy our drinks and smell the roses. Oh what I would give to have those moments again.

I go to Starbucks every once in awhile, and to be honest I get a little knot in my stomach/anxiety when I do. She was the one that handled the ordering, mainly because she was picky on how they made her drink (chai tea latte). She wanted only a certain number of pumps of the chai syrup or whatever they put in it. She would often complain if the barista was a weak pumper. There was a particular lady she liked at the Starbucks we went to because she always made her latte just the way she liked it. So if she was working Jennifer was always happy. Going to Starbucks now is just not the same.

So I do feel that the small things are everything and some of what I miss most of Jennifer not being here.

Well I better get doing something productive. I am going golfing this afternoon and will hopefully be done in time and still have energy for Bocce this evening. Need to do some housework before I go, I was a slacker this last week.