Ash and Kristen on Sado

Said goodbye to Ash this morning, but i wasn’t really sad until i was sitting at the French restaurant by myself at lunchtime. I think it will really kick in later in the week when he totally fails to come home and stretch out on the couch late in the evening, or when i get up late one morning and yet again hes not there to wake up and ply with tea and eggs and bacon for breakfast.

There will be a few adjustments to make. I’m hoping that my sleeping patterns will revert to their 12:30am shutdown instead of the 2:00am shutdown that we have been working on for the last few months. Ms. Pixie and I have been keeping hospitality hours with him since he’s been here, but - especially for Ms. Pixie - thats been hard to maintain and hopefully won’t continue. Also, we will have to start picking up after ourselves! Oh, the shock! And doing the cleaning too! Oh dear, Ash, don’t leave!!! Who’s gonna swiffer the floor?

Living with Ash has been a refresher course in Australian English, Australian men, and housekeeping. Its been great, as always, to see Japan through fresh eyes, but also so reasurring to have someone see it from my vantage point. He’s also been a refresher on my own family; he tells stories of events that i remember differently. He tells stories of events that i missed. I feel like a member of a family again, not as solo as before. Small things not taken for granted.

Safe travels mate, your departure leaves holes in a few hearts but you are so looking forward to home that its good to see you go. Just remember that, should you want to return, there is definately a place here for you - in the computer room, in the park, in the french restaurant, on the train, in Las Chicas, in Kaiseitei, in Ms. Pixie’s gang, in the kitchen, on the couch… and lots of other places too. Ill see you at Christmas!

(Oh, and could you do me a favour? Could you show Dad how the blog-thing works? And let me know the download time with his connection?)

• T said on 04/10/26 at 01:02 PM.....

  Much more eloquent than I am capable of at present.  All I am able to contribute is..  “Ash gone, me very sad!!”