Today I am anxious and hopeful…and waiting for final results. As I think about what lies ahead, I am reminded of four years ago and what happened then. Here is an excerpt from a post I wrote back then, on November 17, 2016:
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This past week has been very emotional. Ups and downs, fear and anger. Disbelief. It has been like a nightmare, only I can’t wake up!
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The good thing that came out of it: I read and reviewed FIVE books! In my Weekly Updates, I talk about my hope of finding serenity, and I link to my reviews.
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After that burst of reading energy, I’ve been stumbling along this week. I finished reading and reviewing only ONE book…and I started a couple of others. Send in the Clowns, excerpted above, is moving along nicely.
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My daughter and her fiance impulsively decided to have a civil ceremony here in town, but she planned to keep quiet about it…since there is still an April 1 wedding at the beach on the schedule…but then she announced their nuptials on Facebook a couple of days ago…that secret didn’t last long. (Note the “hokey” backdrop provided by the County).
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- The beach wedding will be a fun getaway for all of us, I guess. Since this is her second marriage, I thought they night cancel the beach. We’ll see.
- Next week is Thanksgiving, and it’s my favorite holiday! I’m having dinner at the home of my daughter’s new in-laws.
- The Saturday after Thanksgiving, a few of us are gathering for a lunch at Yard House; my son Brett and his daughter Aubrey, as well as local family, will be meeting there. I always enjoy these events.
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Today I plan to just hang out here and read…it’s cooling off quite a bit, and it seems appropriate to curl up in this cozy spot. Especially since my mood is still all over the place.
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My life has changed dramatically since then, but the feelings are similar. I am more hopeful now, however.
After that election, I read the book Hillbilly Elegy, by J. D. Vance, one that resonated. Serendipitously, there will soon be an Amazon Prime movie based on the book.
I read the book to understand what happened in 2016…but now I want to move on. I am so done with the last four years!
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What are you pondering today as we face still more crazy election results?
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SERENDIPITY 
Congrats to your daughter and you. That is amazing you still read 5 books. I couldn’t even make it through one.
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Thanks, Deanna, and unfortunately, that number was from four years ago! I hope to resume that number, though.
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Woops! Tired eyes on my part.
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I’m definitely more hopeful about the next four years.
I won’t read Hillbilly Elegy. As someone who grew up and lives in a rust belt Ohio town, I feel neither the need nor the desire.
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Thanks, Carol, me, too! I’m glad I read it back then…but I don’t want to revisit it! I will watch the Prime movie, however.
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