Yesterday, I talked to Mei-Ling, my Dad's wife. It's been awhile since we chatted and I wanted to get caught up. I've really been missing Dad. And I just had this feeling that Mei-Ling was also deeply lonely.
Well, as it turns out, this past Holiday weekend, Mei-Ling, Songya and their good friend and all around great guy, Paddy drove all through the Colorado Mountains: From Grand Junction to Vail, Aspen, all the twisty side-road scary mountain passes, Colorado Springs, and finally to Boulder. And at all of Dad's favorite spots along the way, they stopped and scattered some of his ashes.
I broke down sobbing as Mei-Ling recounted the trip. We both miss Dad so much - his passing although very quick, was traumatic and basically in its own way, quietly horrific. I still can't reconcile myself to what happened to him during his last week.
However, he would have been so happy that his family who loved him so much, went on a pilgramage to each of his favorite Colorado places and left a small part of him in each location.
7:46:04 PM 
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