Legacy-Living Mediterranean Style

 

That's mom in Venice in the Fall of 2008.  Just 2 short years before she was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer...

 

Traveling with Dad was one of her favorite things.  And they traveled a lot!  England, France, Spain, Italy, Panama, Mexico, Hawaii, Alaska...and a hundred other places in-between.  I'm so glad she was able to live her dreams... No regrets.  And she didn't let cancer stop her either. Traveling with Cancer was not easy, but was perhaps the best medicine for her during that last year... 

 

She loved the adventure, the meeting of new friends, the sampling of a new culture, the chance to behold the world's majestic beauty.  It became another facet of her legacy.  The hunger to see places she'd only read about.  To see that for all our differences, we're really simply just the same.  And I love that about her.

 

I think she would be thrilled to know that Leroy and I are heading for the Mediterranean tomorrow morning.  Oh, so excited!  It is a trip of a lifetime for us.  And one we thought we'd wait for retirement to experience...

 

Mom's journey through pancreatic cancer taught us that we are never promised more than the breathe we just took.  Waiting for life to begin isn't living at all.  And so...

 

Tomorrow we set off on a 2-week adventure of our own.  Can you hear my heart pounding?!!

 

We're packed, have passports in hand, and our too giddy to sleep!

 

We leave Dallas tomorrow on a plane bound for Barcelona where we will board our beautiful, floating resort (a.k.a. cruise ship) and sail the beautiful Mediterranean...

 

We are legacy-living in her foot-steps, and I can't wait to visit the very places she adored.  Will hopefully be able to post pictures and updates along the journey...

 

So, Lord willing and the creek don't rise, we are on our way!

 

                                             Bon Voyage Blessings to you,

                                                                               Jane