The One Horse town is about to celebrate its 150th birthday. Events lined up ahoy.
One of the special things that is happening is the loading of a time capsule that will be opened in 25 years.
Cowboy and I are writing a letter to Monte.
I was going to post it on here but thought, no - that is just crossing the line.
It is for Monte's eyes, and Monte's 25 year old eyes only.
It was a little trippy writing it.
It made me start thinking about scary things like 'what if I am not around anymore when he reads this?"
Then I factored this in to what I wrote and soon I was thinking about my own mortality - which no-one likes to do.
It also made me ponder possibility that Cowboy and I might not be together then.
I know - not a possibility. I feel sick writing those words.
But this exercise certainly raises a few of those possibilities that we don't like to entertain.
I tried to cover these things off by letting him know how much I love life and how much I love his Dad just in case one or both are not around in 25 years.
It is strange to write a letter to someone who although I know and love dearly - I have not engaged in conversation with yet.
At 10 months of age I don't know much about who Monte is - aside an adorably cheeky little chook who inspires me to do crazy dance moves and sing all day.
It was a little hard to drop that present reality and write to him woman to man.
haha - that feels funny to write.
Monte - a man???
Imagining your 10 month old baby boy grown up is bizarre
So I wrote to him about what I hope for him in his life and what I love about him now.
I wrote about how he had changed my life for the better and helped me to find myself.
Actually maybe I should include my Lost and Found poem. What do you think?
I hope he gets it in 25 years and that we'll all be around to laugh about it and reminisce the last 25 years. Laugh at what I wrote today and how daggy it might sound in 25 years time.
I hope the 25 years between now and then will be filled with so much to laugh about, smile about and love about.
I know they will be.
Who would you write to if you had the chance?
What would you include in a time capsule to be opened in 25 years time?
What sort of things would it make you consider?
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