Bang...zing. Just like that, I'm struggling to keep myself together Usually because something triggered a memory of Alicia. A sound...a smell...a place...a feeling. I have come to expect Alicia to receive birthday wishes from places such as her dentist... an old summer camp she attended 4 years... a coupon from her fave store. But this past week, she received a Marin Superior Court jury summons.
Wow... Bang zing. I recall the first time I received a jury summons. It was such a thrill. Kinda of a right of passage. I stood there staring at the summons. Ok...ok. I have to call. I called the jury assembly room and spoke to a jury clerk. There was a fairly raucous background noise, so obviously they were busy. She asked for the juror number. I explained it was Alicia's. 'Ok...that will work' she stated. I explained to her Alicia had died last March. She stopped. I could sense her mind reeling. She began to stammer and eked out she would make a note in the system and take care of this. She conveyed her sorrow for my loss. Bang zing...
Cathie finally did it! She summitted Shasta last week (pix from prev attempt). This had been a culmination of months of planning with the final 4 weeks of training in Tahoe. She almost did not make the attempt due to inclement weather conditions. But the guide encouraged her through it. This has been a significant goal for almost 2-3 years when she last attempted it. Alicia would have been very proud of her. This is the kinda of trip they both would have loved to do together. Jasmine was supposed to make the climb but she had issues with significant exertion at altitude in Tahoe.
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