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In Real Life

In Real Life

The post that follows was inspired by a great idea from Mabel’s Labels.  Write a post on your blog in response to the following hypothetical situation: Electrical storms are going to wipe out the Internet (perhaps forever). You have one day left to write about your passions: what do you want to say to the blogosphere in 300 words or less?

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In Real Life

We have just moved back to my hometown, and I am happy.  The funny thing about upheaval is that renewal is never far behind.  This marks our second return to this city, and I hope we never leave.

I took a sentimental drive around the city last week and realized it represents much that I am passionate about.  It holds the life I want to live.  I want to watch my sweet children grow up in this home we have chosen.  I have a spot for a kitchen garden and a pretty room with a window waiting for the words I will write.  Friends will sit at my kitchen table knowing they will always find fresh coffee, understanding and good chocolate. 

I want my kids to know my Dad.  I want to take them to his cabin and watch them lose track of hours the way I once did.  We’ll roast marshmallows, and get sticky eating s’mores.

I want to take them to their Grandma’s house.  I want them to sit at my mother-in-law’s kitchen table, eating freshly baked buns the way all the other grandchildren have, beaming, jam on their chins, feeling warm and loved.

I want my kids to know family and old friends.  I want them to see our old houses.  And for all we have talked of Paris and London, first I want to take them to my favourite diner on Broadway and to the zoo. To the hotel downtown that looks like a castle and the double-decker bus that sells ice cream.

Oh, and my online friends?  They are real people.  We can write and call, and I’m already plotting my visits.

You see?  I’ll still be connecting.  And if you’ve been using the internet properly, so will you.

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  • http://alittlebitofmomsense.blogspot.com Rebecca/@bitofmomsense

    Awesome post of course!! Good luck :)

    • http://littlemissmocha.com jenadmin

      Thank you! To you too!

  • http://littlemissmocha.com jenadmin

    Thanks Loukia! So appreciate it.

  • http://www.loulousviews.blogspot.com Loukia

    Aww, I loved this. So true. The connections we make online, if made properly, shouldn’t fade into nothing if the Internet were to go away! Beautifully written, my friend!

  • http://littlemissmocha.com jenadmin

    What a wonderful compliment! Thanks so much for reading, and commenting!

  • http://sunvitd.blogspot.com/ Vera

    I’ve read a few of the contest entries, and this I have to tell you is one of my fave’s. Great job!!