...she's gone

Well, today was the day..my aunt (which I spoke about in a previous post) has left to go back to Cuba. It was a very somber and teary "goodbye". Although by tomorrow at this time she will be reunited safely with her family, we will be missing her tremendously. She and I discussed the possibilities of her returning one day soon and she told me that the earliest she would even be considered for another visa would be 2009. At her age, no one can possibly know if her health would even allow her to comeback then. I gave her lots of hugs and kisses and told her over and over how much I loved her. I thanked her for the time she spent with us away from her children and that I would pray everyday for her to one day soon see a "FREE" Cuba and I had dreams that we would be reunited one day soon. I couldn't seem to stop touching her and caressing her...probably cause she is the person that most resembles my grandmother. They looked so much alike, they talked the same, they even had the exact same handwriting so I found myself drawn to her as if she WAS my grandmother. It made our goodbye today that much more difficult. So I'm a little sad tonight..missing her and my grandmother both! I wish I could hold them again and tell them how much I love them and they mean to me, RIGHT NOW!....ok..my tears are flowing...till we chat again!..