Family and Dichotomy

I’m going to keep this post short and sweet, due to the time and the pure length of tale there is to tell.  I’m not feeling up to a video post, even though it’s the easiest way to do this.

I went home to Rockingham today and saw my family.  The synopsis: it’s good to be back among my own.  Braddocks are some of the warmest, most real people out there.  There are concerns about the family, but we’ve got a good core.  My mom joined in the visiting this afternoon, which was an interesting mix of the two sides of the family.  She has a way about her when first socializing with people that bothers me, but it quickly dropped when we got stories about the military and New York circulating.  I took the opportunity to leave her mid-story and in a good spot.

Coming home myself was a good thing.  In what is becoming a good process, I came home and took care of business, whether it be work, cleaning, or fixing digital TV boxes.  Jenny surprised me by offering to go home with me tomorrow–quite the stunner, frankly.  However, it’s good to have the company.  I’m putting in a full day tomorrow and leaving immediately to go to the wake–it’s going to be quite the experience, to see all those that cared about Tony, including my dad, and to have Jenny’s perspective on it all.

I’m going to settle down for the evening, enjoying a beer and my new comics.  Much love to all.