We found a four-leafed clover to pack for travel good luck. And Nu helped me with the big suitcases and Big A managed to jenga us into one car with all the luggage despite his dinged-up elbow.
When we got to the airport, it turned out that one of their four suitcases weighed more than allowed (50 lbs). So I repacked it so it (and the other suitcases) came in at 49.5. I felt like a hero because we avoided the 100$ fine.
And I felt like a superhero when our little airport picnic of Parsi omelette sandwiches and veggies from the garden was pronounced perfect. But then they had to head for their gate via TSA and that's when my hero and superhero mantle crumbled and I (we all) (predictably) cried a bit.
And I cried lots more when I got home because Nu and Big A were there to be comforting. My poor long-suffering Big A--I spiraled a bit about my mom growing old, my sister not having a job, and how climate change is going to disproportionately affect places like India.
Anyway... we ate leftovers for dinner (yesterday's ratatouille and yogurt bread) and then I found a giant package of Kinder Bueno that my mom hadn't been able to fit into her luggage and left behind. I try not to eat questionably sourced chocolate, but this package was already here and Nu can't eat it (tree nut allergy), so I set to work. I've eaten seven (maybe eight) things this evening. Each one has two bars.
Pic: Amma and me. Photo by Chelli (baby sis).
3 comments:
Be well.
That photo. That's the most perfect image to express the love you share. It deserves the best frame you can find. It's always hard saying goodbye but I can only imagine how challenging that farewell is when those loved ones departing are going so far away, so hard to visit in a pinch, despite the wonders of air travel. There are times when chocolate is the answer, no matter where it came from. Well done with the packing! It's an art!
Your mother is literally enveloping you in her love. And you are sitting there, between her legs, in a neo-fetal position. It's a wonderful photo of mothering and almost a rebirth. So incredible.
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