The Trip to Asheville
Sep. 4th, 2011 11:42 am![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
tinhuvielThe entire family is going, unlike when Granny died. When we scattered her ashes, it was just Aunt Tudi, Uncle Michael, Janice, and myself. Granny was loved and honoured, but Aunt Tudi was cherished by so many. Stephanie is going with us. She was incredibly close to Aunt Tudi and I think she would have wanted to be there. Afterward, we may go downtown and then get a bite to eat, letting the rest of the family go where they may. We want to tread the paths that Aunt Tudi taught us. We need to embrace her spirit in her beloved hometown.
I'm sure I'll get lost, but I'll eventually find my way. I'm counting on Aunt Tudi's spirit to guide me back to South Carolina, away from my home that I wish I knew better. I have decided to go there more often and learn the secret paths of the mountain town. I want know it the way Aunt Tudi knew it. I want to be a part of it the way I used to be. It's the only way I feel I can be truly close to Aunt Tudi.
She never wanted to die in South Carolina. She did not get her wish. For that, I will always be regretful. At least her cremains will rest in the beloved Smoky Mountains and her spirit will drift wherever it wishes. I hope she'll spend some time with me.
I'm sure I'll get lost, but I'll eventually find my way. I'm counting on Aunt Tudi's spirit to guide me back to South Carolina, away from my home that I wish I knew better. I have decided to go there more often and learn the secret paths of the mountain town. I want know it the way Aunt Tudi knew it. I want to be a part of it the way I used to be. It's the only way I feel I can be truly close to Aunt Tudi.
She never wanted to die in South Carolina. She did not get her wish. For that, I will always be regretful. At least her cremains will rest in the beloved Smoky Mountains and her spirit will drift wherever it wishes. I hope she'll spend some time with me.
