Another Conversation after Praying in the Car

“Why the sky is so blue after I open my eyes, Ma, not just like ‘the same blue’ I saw before I pray?”, he asked from the back chair after finished his pray for Dad. I took a look at the sky.. no, I think it still the same sky…(adult’s thinking)

Thinking for a sec then I told him maybe because his eyes had just recently closed and rested for a while, so when he open his eyes then he would feel a little bit different, more relaxed so he saw a more blue sky then before. (Oh oh…did I give him right explanation?)

Not satisfied to what I said then he told me, “Yesterday you didn’t say like that..”.
“Oh, what did I say then?”, really I forgot.
“Already forgot? When I asked you after praying, remember…? You said because I pray to the people I loved with a happy heart so when I open my eyes after praying then I’ll see the sky more blue then before.”

Oh yes, I remember, I remember….Yesterday I said like that to him after he pray at the car. I don’t know why he like to pray at the car these 2 days in a row. So.. gosh, I gave him 2 answers.
“Well, honey. I think both of them could be right. I’ll check the book or we’re googling together after school, ok?”
End conversation. Better get googling now after post this and before I'll pick him up :)

“Traveling Blues”

My great times in traveling together with my family, my best friend and her family were over. We had spent 4 days in 2 cities (Semarang – Jogja). When 4 adults and 5 kids aged 4 – 13 come together in one place, it was really ‘fantastic’ in every way. We had a complete adventure I think. We went to mountain area, South Sea beach, Borobudur temple (the biggest Buddist temple in the world), hunting batik cloth at traditional market, and because we have 2 teens…we still visit a mall! We had a “culinary journey” too since all of us like to try, taste and eat kinds of new foods along the journey :)
I’m really grateful for those happy times.

The day after the traveling was over and our guests continue their visit to another place, my heart fell warm to see all the pictures we took, but usually that nice feeling would continue with the mix of sad and happiness feeling together. I don’t know what its name. Is it a “traveling blues” :b
I would remind all the happy moments and often take a look at the clock and still remember at that time yesterday or 2 days before we went to this place, doing something, etc..
Something like watch a repeating slow motion movie in my mind. Usually I keep that kind of feeling for 2 – 3 days and then it would be over. I become “normal” again, doing regularly things.
Have you ever felt that way? How do you cope with that? I had asked my daughter yesterday and she feel the same with me.
Maybe I could call this feeling “traveling blues”