Splashing In Puddles of Sand

Rhona's Reality

This picture, however random, comforts me. I took it in London Heathrow, as I was waiting to board my flight back to Dublin after an amazing summer spent in San Francisco!

It put an end to the theme of 'The Travels of our Feet' (although I never actually posted the pics...oops!)

So much was going on with me when I took the picture...

I had just gotten off my flight from San Fran, which had been delayed...I thought I was going to miss my connection, they made me wait 30 minutes in the wrong line, they finally told me the right line, I was first in line but it took her another 30 minutes to sort me out, then I legged it across about 2 miles of airport carpet, got to my flight only to find out my flight to Dublin was delayed as well (Thanks for leaving out that LITTLE bit of info Ms. Aerlingus Check-In Lady). Then when I sat down to use my phone, it didn't work. And in the middle of all that I ALMOST lost my ipod.

But when I took this pic, I was in my own world. I had my music on to distract me. I was in limbo--sad about everything that I was leaving behind, thinking about all the great memories I made, while at the same time, looking forward-albeit with nervous anticipation-to the uncertainty of what I was heading back to.

This was also when I was flirting silently with my Zach Braff guy :)

I guess this picture just brings me back to that moment. Everything was a hectic mess, I was running around and being told to run around everywhere and everything was a mess and I was getting stressed and then.....

...then I just sat. Quietly. And I re-entered my world. Back to calm, back to peace, back to reality. Ok, not reality. Rhona's Reality.

I like to remember that moment. Re-visit it. To remind myself that everything can be crazy...but you will get to that moment of calm...even if you have to create it yourself.

posted by Oreo @ 11:33 PM