the clouds roll in

every once in a while the clouds part and the sun shines down. and i, through no fault or merit of my own, just happen to be standing *right* there where all the sunny goodness lands. (on other occasions, i just happen to be standing right there were the bird doo lands, too -- metaphorically and literally -- but we'll discuss that at a later date.)

so, as i bask in the warmth, enjoying the unanticipated sunlight, i wonder just how long it will last. because i know that soon enough the light begins to wane, the clouds roll in, and the sun disappears above them. and life returns to the one-foot-in-front-of-the-other process that it always has been.

the very same week that i met pharmacy boy, he had knee surgery. so since our chance meeting that was itself a frolic in a moment of sunshine, we haven't had much conversation other than random midnight texts and one email. okay, and one short phone call. hardly anything to blog about. but i feel this story needs closure.

a couple days ago, i got the following text message:

pharmacy boy: good morning. how r u? i am a little better. i was prescribed a sedative to help me sleep. i think i will be visiting family for the next month. i will leave friday. i hope you have a very happy holiday.

so, sometimes wonderful, exciting things happen, but the timing just isn't right. as "grown ups" we realize that's just the way life is, so we live with it. but i have to say, it would have been so much more fun to live with if pharmacy boy had taken me for a ride on his bike sometime before the sun hid itself behind the clouds.