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一心盼著等去弟弟家吃年終火鍋時，好好過癮和我親愛的爸媽、二哥、及小弟的一家人合拍些相片，可惜當晚話說太多，忘了照相。
只好找出三個月前、咱們夫妻倆開長途、去科羅拉多州與孩子們團聚的相片。
那回，咱倆也順便度了個小小蜜月(九月八日是我們的結婚 38 週年紀念日)。 今年的蜜月方式很特別。在 22 個小時的實際開車里程中，我們除了加油、上廁所之外，完全沒下車 。早餐，中餐，晚餐，外加上午點心、下午茶，一概於兩人開車時進行 。
甚至晚上都睡在車上。
( 啊，忘了，我因為必須定期發電郵給神學院學生，有一天下午，半路上找了一個星巴克上網 )
後座早已放平，牀被也已鋪好。我倆在「不大不小、恰容二人」的包廂裏，打開天窗，欣賞「屋頂上」亮晶晶滴水似的星星。當秋霧漸濃，我們關上所有「門戶」，任窗外一輛又一輛巨大的貨櫃車轟隆轟隆、駛進駛出；直到夜深人靜，我倆鑽進溫暖舒適的被窩，甜蜜相擁而眠，一覺睡到朝霞滿天。 當然啦，到了那兒，女兒、女婿、兒子、兒媳他們，少不了為我倆大補特補，好好地慶祝了幾番。 雖然累得扁扁，但特開心！ 回程再開 22 小時，再歡度一次一模一樣的「蜜月」。
(只是不必再找星巴克, 已經在兒子家上過網了)。
剛到家第二天，突遇母親腕傷，我當即住進父母家中，每天X光處加上不同醫師們的診所、進出不停、日夜照顧母親。好不容易把母親安妥停當之後，我的腳踝嚴重扭傷，就沒再照過相。
於是，最下面這張回程路上經過猶他州某休息站、拗不過丈夫好意、一定要我下車拍的照片，就成了今年我殘障之前的最後紀念。
I was so looking forward to taking some nice pictures with my family while having the end-of-year hot pot dinner at my youngest brother’s home. Yet it ended that we talked too much to take any picture.
So I had to dig out the pictures we took three months ago when my husband and I drove to Colorado to see our son, daughter, and their families. On the way, we also celebrated our 38th anniversary, it was so special and unique! During that 22 hours of driving, we never got out of the car except when the car was thirsty or when we had to go to the bathroom. For all three meals and snacks, we ate while we were driving (most the time it was me feeding him with my fingers). We even slept in the vehicle at night. Back seats were already flattened and prepared as a bed. In that "just right size" little room, we lay down and watched the stars through our sky window. After all the come-and-go huge semi-trucks had quiet down, my husband and I slipped into our nice and warm bedding; we slept all night through until the pink and purple clouds lightened the beautiful morning sky. Upon our arrival, of course our wonderful children treated us with some beautiful, huge and delicious feasts to celebrate our anniversary and gathering. Though exhausted, it was a great reunion! On the 22 hours way of driving back, we enjoyed another exactly the same "honey moon". The next day after we arrived home, my mother injured her wrist. Immediately I moved in my parents’ home, taking my mother for X-rays and various doctors' appointments, taking care of her and being with her every day and night. A few days later, my ankle was severely injured, and we haven’t had any picture taken since. So, the picture below that my husband nicely insisted take for me at a rest area in Utah State marked the very last one for the year of 2012 before I was handicapped.
(By Julia Chou)
兩年前，拍攝於猶他州、鹽湖城某休息站 【兩年後補記】：
2014 年 10月8日
這兩天，好想念孩子們！但得等到月底從台灣回來之後，才能見到他們....
想念他們每一個人！啊，我親愛的兒子、兒媳、女兒、女婿，還有我的11個寶貝孫兒女們！
兩年前我們聚在一塊兒照這張全家福的時候，咱媳婦兒肚裡還沒個影兒，如今我們的最小孫女已經六個月大！
歐，好想她！
好想念她...
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