9/11

Yesterday, cleaning the aquarium took a MAJOR turn. What started as a simple cleaning somehow became emptying the entire thing, scrubbing everything, catching every single fish, cleaning all the decorations and putting the whole thing back together. SIX HOURS later, it looks amazing! Of course, It’s 9/11, and I feel like I should be feeling something bigger or more profound today. Of course I remember what this day means and the incredible loss attached to it, but emotions don’t always show up where we think they’re supposed to. Tonight, what I’m actually feeling is sadness that SeaWorld’s Howl O Scream opens and, for the first time in three years, I’m not part of it. I know those two things aren’t remotely comparable, and maybe that’s exactly why it feels strange to admit. But grief comes in all different sizes, and sometimes your heart is simply where it is.

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