Today is Friday. Furthermore, it is “Good Friday.” When, though, is Friday NOT good? Isn’t that what “TGIF” is all about? Strangely, yesterday felt like Friday to me for some reason. And I think that “feeling” is the best thing about Friday — the thing that may even make it better than Saturday. Friday is all about the relief of having made it through another week and about the anticipation of Saturday. And if your life is like mine, the anticipation is usually better than than the reality.
This has been a week that I am glad to close the book on. In addition to the passing of Emily’s grandmother and the funeral and all, I have also found out that I have shingles. Shingles! How odd for a man my age, I think. It is a mild case so far, but it is still uncomfortable. I am taking a heavy dose of anti-viral medication to shorten the duration and lessen the severity. Let’s hope it works.
The week has not been without some pleasant times. The irony of deaths and funerals is that they create reunions. I saw people this week whom I haven’t seen in as long as 13 years. Some had aged and changed dramatically. Others not at all. Thankfully, everyone agreed that I still look young. Someone, in fact, thought I was Emily’s boyfriend — a complement to me and a disturbing thought for her.
I am, as the week closes, reminded of the “Circle of Life” theme from The Lion King as we have celebrated and mourned, greeted and said good-bye, listened and talked and remembered. During it all, it has been Holy Week in the Christian tradition — a theme not lost in the events at all. So, indeed, it is Friday — and a good one. Best wishes for a joyous Easter weekend to start the Spring.
