I was feeling fairly emotional today, but I was able to bury some of it in work - I took a few hours of meetings from my Iowa bedroom, and I also did some work for the past 2-3 hours. This was mostly putting some finishing touches on a presentation that had felt really important two weeks ago, and now doesn't feel important at all - my team pulled it all together without me and will have to give it without me as well. But they'll be fine, and this week is one of those periodic stab-you-in-the-heart reminders that there are more important things in life than slideshows.
But, work was a good way to avoid crying, so I guess I'll take it. Whatever time I spent away from my desk with spent in the company of my parents - mostly talking to them, and also nursing a few glasses of Vitamin C since I seem to be coming down with a cold (or reincarnating the sinus infection I had a couple of weeks ago). And now I should sleep, since I have to drive to Des Moines in the morning before we get any freezing rain as expected tomorrow afternoon.
Finally, if you want to know more about my uncle, you can read the post a famous Iowa columnist wrote about him here. He closed with, "I always thought that Mark Wampler was smart enough, experienced and connected enough, to be governor, or a member of congress, or a leader in the legislature. But the truth is, what he was, was plenty good enough. He touched and inspired thousands of people who, like me, will be telling Mark Wampler stories for the rest of our lives."
I couldn't say it better myself.
But, work was a good way to avoid crying, so I guess I'll take it. Whatever time I spent away from my desk with spent in the company of my parents - mostly talking to them, and also nursing a few glasses of Vitamin C since I seem to be coming down with a cold (or reincarnating the sinus infection I had a couple of weeks ago). And now I should sleep, since I have to drive to Des Moines in the morning before we get any freezing rain as expected tomorrow afternoon.
Finally, if you want to know more about my uncle, you can read the post a famous Iowa columnist wrote about him here. He closed with, "I always thought that Mark Wampler was smart enough, experienced and connected enough, to be governor, or a member of congress, or a leader in the legislature. But the truth is, what he was, was plenty good enough. He touched and inspired thousands of people who, like me, will be telling Mark Wampler stories for the rest of our lives."
I couldn't say it better myself.
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