In accordance with the way these things usually seem to go, Christina's dad John called last night to say that he'd be in Orlando for one night this week, on Wednesday. Orlando is a two-hour drive from here, but that's close enough, especially since we see that side of the family only once in a blue moon. They're in California (San Jose to be precise, and yes, we know the way) and John and his wife Mary are often traveling to exotic places for scuba excursions. (Last stop? The Galapagos.)
I'm not sure why, but Christina and her dad don't speak all that often on the phone, and they see each other once a year or less frequently. It's not that they have a bad relationship – quite the contrary, in fact – but that's just what feels right to them. "No news is good news," as they put it. I would probably curl up in a ball and die if I didn't see my family a few times a year, and I speak or e-mail with the mothership in Atlanta once a day. Proximity and being part of the family business both help that along, but I like to think things would be similar even if there weren't the everyday trivia about which to communicate.
John's company, C3-Ilex, of which he is a founding member (well, of the Ilex part, anyway), is sending him on a last-minute business trip to parts South, including Memphis and Orlando. So off we'll go tomorrow night, and we'll probably get back pretty late. So there will probably be no update on Thursday morning for those of you who are used to your a.m. fix.
I'm still fighting off this weird sinus thing. I hate that damn saline nose spray crap.
I'm not sure why, but Christina and her dad don't speak all that often on the phone, and they see each other once a year or less frequently. It's not that they have a bad relationship – quite the contrary, in fact – but that's just what feels right to them. "No news is good news," as they put it. I would probably curl up in a ball and die if I didn't see my family a few times a year, and I speak or e-mail with the mothership in Atlanta once a day. Proximity and being part of the family business both help that along, but I like to think things would be similar even if there weren't the everyday trivia about which to communicate.
John's company, C3-Ilex, of which he is a founding member (well, of the Ilex part, anyway), is sending him on a last-minute business trip to parts South, including Memphis and Orlando. So off we'll go tomorrow night, and we'll probably get back pretty late. So there will probably be no update on Thursday morning for those of you who are used to your a.m. fix.
I'm still fighting off this weird sinus thing. I hate that damn saline nose spray crap.
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