Leaving Cerritos

Today we're leaving to go back to New York. It feels premature, I don't want to leave my mom and sister and dad, yet life calls us back.

Right now as I look through my (former) bedroom window, my mom is holding L's hand while crossing the street to go see the neighbor. L has been a very engaging presence in the family during this awfully painful time. Grandma a.k.a. Nanoug and granddaughter are very cute together.

The funeral was yesterday, and along with posts on this blog that Alice's loved ones have written, and e-mails I've received, I was so very heartened by the friends and family that attended. I spoke, my sister Sophie spoke, Alice's friends Sjoekje and Tom spoke, and our neighbor growing up Yvette spoke. I will post their remarks as I compile them electronically.

Know that I will continue to write, I hope you will continue to check back. There is more I want to say, and this Internet is a funny thing -- I have this strange, irrational feeling that the Internet reaches heaven. Maybe that's just a statement to how ubiquitous it often is in my life. It's as if, if something exists online, it reaches everywhere, including Alice. I'm going to go with that feeling.

We'll be back in Cerritos fairly soon.