Spotlite on...Tamera

What better time than now to make an entry? Right now we are having sleet, rain, and ice. All of last night and a good part of the day it snowed. Not to worry, tho, after the ice comes more snow. Getting to work tomorrow should be a great time. At least we won't be getting the storm that Denver had at Christmastime. (I hope)

Tamera is a cousin who lives in Denver. Nice segue, huh? I would say that of the four cousins on one side of my family and God knows on the other (19, i think), she is probably the last cousin I would have thought I would be close to. This is why we don't get to make the really big decisions I guess. I think except for the 20 hour drive that seperates us, we have become very close.

It all started in 1985 or 1986, I'm not sure any more. My grandparents took six of their eight grandchildren on a bus trip out west. We were gone for six weeks, drove over 10,000 miles, and visited at least 20 states. If you keep anyone cooped up in a bus for six weeks a spark or two will fly. Ten years later she confessed to me that on more than one occasion, I almost lost my life. She held herself back from smothering me with a pillow while I slept. I, for one, am glad she did. Ed note: If anyone reads this looking for something that might jeopardize Tamera's career, this paragraph should be considered literary license.

Somewhere along this road we call life, we started talking fairly regularly on the phone. If you ask me, I think she realized that I was a textbook case for her abnormal psychology studies. It all works out tho. I get my head shrunk for free and she gets to practice her craft. I would say that about once a month we talk for at least a couple hours. I hope that I have said something that she found valuable, or at least profound, as I have found value in her words.

I admit, deep thoughts scare me, but every now and again she'll say something that makes me really have to stop and think. It's nice to hear sometimes that my thoughts about certain situations really do make sense and my thought processes might be healthier than I thought. One thread that runs thru each Spotlite Series entry is how much each person supports me. The same can be said of Tamera.

Finally, she's getting married in August. In Denver. I am really hoping to be able to get the time off to get out there for that. I've never been to Denver and it would be fantastic to get out there and see her and the rest of the "Colorado family." Check back in September to see if I made it.