To Cherokee, By Way Of Macon and Flowery Branch Georgia

Greetings and welcome!

To One and all Kindred and Relations! I wish to extend a welcome to all of our Kindred from South Korea, Iceland, Serbia, and The Ukraine. Greeting's to guests from Latvia, Slovenia, France, Columbia, Poland and Kenya. "We", welcome you to a place where it is I am able to speak, talk and share, safely. A place where One, "you",  is able to talk and share safely. No judges.

 My Path...

...a place where Meniere's Disease is spoken of and the shitty symptoms that are a daily part of my life as they are. No "make pretty" shit here. On this, My Path, I speak of the this life of mine and the events, trauma, gladness, Blessings and I will pepper my language with profanity from time to time. It all depends. I speak of the yester-year's straight through to this very moment. I speak and share from my Heart and both halves of my brain. There have been occasions when I speak from my Spirit. Raw and exposed. The truth is the truth, en'it?

...the nay-Sayers may say what they wish. I have much to say, but don't want to say to them now, a damned word. Them who make promise and make much commitment, just to break their own word. It would take away from this message to Kindred, should I say more

. Please know this is a place for Us with Meniere's Disease, for them who know someone with Meniere's and would appreciate an unedited/uncensored communique from one who lives with this everyday of life. I am familiar too with those of us who simply wish to keep in touch with this odd sort of fellow, this Mixed blood named Mario.

Alright now...on with To Cherokee, By Way of Macon and Flowery Branch.

...let me zoom back to the day this holiday's/vacation began. It was 18 February 2012. The day my daughter Gaia got married to my friend Brian. It was a brilliant wedding and so beautiful was The Bride! I never say her so beautiful. My eye orbs felt odd, she was so drop dead gorgeous! I am proud and I am so very happy for them both and am positive Great Spirit, has wonderful plans for their family.  There is no doubt.

Our vacation and holidays started right there at their, "The Wedding of the Year"!

 I had a splendid time and we had very good time's at the reception. Toasted the Wedding couple, ate and ran. Ha! Hell yes, I'm telling the truth. Ha! Just like me and my Kinfolk too. Eat and Run! Please note that Gaia and Brian were informed of our plans. I mean, Brenda and I were celebrating our 32 year of marriage. Married two days prior to their wedding day. How Special! We changed in the parking lot at the basin of Tampa Bay where million dollar homes surrounded us. And yachts moored less than one hundred yards from where we were parked. Didn't we make
haste with our departure? Honey, please?

Then we hit the road! Brenda drove us from South Tampa, Florida, all the way through Florida and to Macon, Georgia. Drove right past and through Valdosta and Tifton with a certainty. I knew it best we pull over for a few hours rest and sleep. It was 0300. I knew we traveled safely, happily and accompanied by Great Spirit's Guides and Angels...

...a short few hours later we were back on I-75 going North. By passing Atlanta, and stopping in Flowery Branch for a reunion with a Life Long Friend, Kindred and Earth Angel of mine, her husband, son, and her adorable puppy's. (I was promptly made an honorary member of the pack.)
This very Dear Lady just happens to be a Life Long Friend of my Darling Bride. I don't want to make names because of privacy, but Dear Lady and her husband, a Fireman, have become welcomed in my Core. My most Inner Self is where they will live until we meet face to face again. I love you Dear Lady, and my Right Good Hero, is also loved. Cujo too!

We had a down right very special reunion there in Flowery Branch, 19 February 2012. That very special warm-in-my-heart, cold and sweet Southern rainy evening...

...so much to get caught up on. So much to talk. So much to share and re-connect. (I am sorry about that two hour sleep. It was the Meniere's talkin') But, it was all so right and all so loving and safe. I felt protected and at home, in your home. My Heart has been sad and heavy since our reunion. Sad I believe because of the brief stay at your beautiful Home...

...yes, we've always been friends. Yes, we've always loved and cared for one another, and yes, somehow - someway we managed to maintain contact through all of these years.

I say, there was just this something so extraordinary, so surreal, I am at a lost of words to express my meaning. Our visit was just so fantastic! Just too damned brief!

I love you all is all I might say right now. Oh yes, thank you so much for your loving hospitality and for that delicious genuine Mexican dinner we had that Sunday evening.

On the morning of 20 February, we sadly departed and were off to Cherokee. My Home away from Home.

 Thank you, Sweet-Bride-Of-Mine!

p.s. More to come.