
~
So then I was wondering which day I would choose. My first thought was October 9, 2010. I was running through all the fun different things I could do on that day before my daughter's wedding with Mom, my brother and my best friend here in town. Then I felt guilty and thought I should pick a day when Dad was still alive. I immediately thought of times when my whole original nuclear family was together doing fun things like beach trips. Then I felt guilty that that would not include my husband or daughter.
~
After I thought about that for a bit, I realized that in the three years that My Sweetie and I were together before Dad died, there weren't any particularly spectacular days that I would relive and also they would have not included so many other special people. And I think if you have to keep reliving the same day, you would want a large cast of characters. So I think Dad would understand if I picked a day from the beach cottage in May of this year. I think I even know which day. But it really is a tough to pick one particular day to relive in a loop. What would yours be? It's certainly something interesting to think about.
3 comments:
What an interesting idea and a great post. After reading your thought process, I can fully understand why you chose that day.
I gave it some thought and unlike you, who chose a day to celebrate your wonderful relationships, my choice would be more in line with Bill Murray's groundhog day; i.e. to relive a day to correct or change it for the better. There is a day many years ago that I have always regretted in which I had inadvertently failed a friend who was in need of help. It would be nice to have a second chance and get it right.
I can't help but think I'd get bored to death of reliving the same day over and over again.
LGS,
~~That's a very thoughtful use!
Jazz,
~~Nah. You could make it fun and different every day. Heck you could even shave your head knowing you'd wake up and it would be back.
Post a Comment