However, if one was to go to facebook, and look for pictures of me, they would see a startling trend started. And it's this: I'm not actually in any of the recent pictures my family has posted of me.
For example, I recently found out that my sister-in-law posted a picture of me. I found this a little odd, considering I hadn't seen her since the summer, and when we were together, I was the one with the camera. So I click on the link. And it's not even a picture of me. It's a picture of my brother holding his baby. Well, yeah, I wanted to see it, but when I rolled over my name, and that little box popped up, it was on her face. Curiouser and Curiouser. Then I scrolled down, and the caption was "Kendall on the phone with her aunt Colleen."
Oh.
Oh my.
And sure enough, it's not her face that has been tagged, but my brother's phone, held up to her ear. This is how I'm going to be known to my niece: Your aunt Colleen who lives in Alaska, mails you books, and is only a voice on the phone.
I understand that if I lived in Seattle, I would have only seen her a couple times by now anyway, but wow. And then, when I looked at the next picture of "me" it was of my sister Randi on the phone with me. Depressed, I looked at the last picture, and found that it was simply a picture of the present Crystal gave my parents. It has six openings, so each kid put a picture of themselves wearing plaid in it. It's a cute concept, and it turned out well, but once again, the sisters got together and took pictures in a park, and I e-mailed mine in.
Contracts came out yesterday. I'll sign. I only have one more year until I'm vested in the retirement program. Also, I have things to finish here, it's hard to find work as a teacher down state-side, and a hundred other reasons, like I genuinely like my kids. I'm just starting to wonder if what I'm getting up here is worth putting the rest of my life on hold for.
I hear you! I often stop to contemplate why am I here in Alaska when all my children's cousins, aunts, uncles, and grandparents are in Utah (or near Utah). But it doesn't feel right to leave. At least not right now.
ReplyDeleteAlright I know I already commented, but I was bored and decided to check out the "pictures of you" on facebook. There is one awesome looking fish with your name one it!
ReplyDeleteI know! That is one awesome lion fish. My sister Crystal took that at the Seattle Aquarium, I think. I'm not sure though, because I'm here, in Alaska.
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