Preparing to Depart for Florida
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He is my first cousin and being very close in age we spent a fair amount time together over the years.
I actually thought he would outlive me by 40 years or so ...
He was always a "younger appearing and acting" person than I am.
His passing was an extremely difficult matter to fully accept given all the time we spent together in our middle aged adulthood.
In the sum total of who I am having recently turned 71 years old I find family matters of increased importance to me and therefore I hold them in higher priority that I once did.
Never let it be said that I couldn't evolve with advancing age.
The trip itself is short by my standards. It will be 400 miles and likely take about five and a half hours. The urgency arises from the false starts in the immediate past. I will feel better about myself for having completed this pilgrimage, taking a few pictures, and mostly just being able to say it is a completed task that is meaningful in the context of my life.