2024-12-26 “Meeting Parents” by Emma (born 1861)

Well, I’m on an airplane again. This is my 2nd time.

Compared to that first flight, I feel like a different girl. Truth be told, I feel like four different girls rolled into one, an’ one of them has a husband. I’ll just skip over talking about that, this time.

Me and Merritt are on our way to Atlanta to meet his parents. Then, we’re flying to Memphis an’ renting a car to drive to Vicksburg to meet my dad.

It’ll be good to see him on account I have memories of growing up from the Emma born in 2005. Me and him had it… That Emma and him… let’s just say when “our” mother died, it was real hard. I see why he backed my idea to go off and find a better job. So, I’m looking forward to meeting him, ‘xcept he won’t know it’s my first time. An’ it’s a lot to explain about Time-Traveling, so I’ll probably not bring it up.

Meanwhile, Hannah and Kent are driving to Scranton to meet Hannah’s folks. Kent’s folks have done passed away, so they won’t have to rush.

Now, I outta say Addison made a big fuss about “meeting the parents.” She went on like it was one step away from walking down the aisle. Me an’ Merritt think we’re on that path, but we haven’t known each other a whole year yet.

Same for Hannah and Kent.

Well, Shay insisted on driving us to the airport in one of her Tahoes. I guess I mean, she rode with us and Cole Pryce drove. He’s sort of quiet, but seems real nice. ‘Course Devon rode too. He sat up front with Cole. Devon gets on good with everyone, and I’m sure glad him and Shay are dating.

I wanna say one more thing in this post. Addison and Jabob are gonna go up to the Hamptons to a place called Sag Harbor where the Addison born in 1962 lives. They talked on the phone an’ all that, so I hope she like meeting herself as much as I did meeting the Emma in Virginia.

Now, I know that sounds crazy. Truth told, all this Time-travel business sounds crazy, and feels it, too when you're in the middle of it.