salida del sol

cuando me desparte hoy, el sol fue bonito. immediately awake and smiling, i got out of the silky hotel bed, despite only getting 4 hours of fitful sleep. such a strange feeling to go to bed so late (or early), knowing it is dinner time at home. then to wake up before some in seattle have gone to bed, even stranger. time is a bit elusive for me on this trip. none of my clocks work. i keep screwing up the one in my hotel room so i'm constantly adding 9 hours to my cell clock, which has mysteriously become 20 minutes delayed.

time seems to be flying by and i'm desperate for more. there are more sights to see, sounds to hear, air to smell, photos to take, spanish to practice, i've not even scraped the surface of this city. now i understand why business travel is nice and then again not so nice. sitting in a meeting room while seeing the sunshine on the hillside out the window is a bit painful. to think it is already thursday and evening is upon me. tomorrow is an early early morning to get home late. i've seriously considered delaying my return. got the thumbs up from my boss, but the thumbs down from my little dude. which is the one who really matters. so many things i've found pretty damn easy to leave behind...dishes, laundry, groceries, conveniences, habits, the office, my car, cosas y mas....pero mi hijo divino y mi chico nuevo, not as easy. though always in my mind, i don't spend too much time with those thoughts at once. just visit them periodically throughout my day. this way i am sure to truly breathe in this pais hermosa.

late last night my suitcase arrived. eagerly i opened it, only to see far too many unneccessary items. things i call valuable, only they are not in my bag. my valuables are asleep in seattle.

so for now, no inrainbows - porque it tugs at mi corazon. no mucho sueno - porque mi cabeza es repleto de pensamientos de mi little dude miles and miles away.