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Remembering Paris I had heard about Paris and knew I wanted to meet her someday. After Lothringia talked so lovingly about her and came to the USA to meet her plus others. Shortly after I saw her in a chatroom and went in thinking, finally I meet Parisdreamer! We were both excited to meet as she had also heard about me. Sometime in there she sent me an e-mail telling me she trusted me and told me her name, Venus. I could hear her chuckling as she said it. I wrote back and told her I thought it was a great name. One day she said her sister was making it possible for her to attend the St. Petersburg Bash last October. I whoo hooed and she laughed. When I got there it was quite late and she had gone to bed but Alfie (Hawkslayer had spent a lot of time that day talking to her)told me we would meet the next day. We were out on the patio area and he said, "turn around". I did and there she was! We hugged and hugged and hugged again. Later we were at the store and Alfie said, "look behind you" and there she was again. More hugging. lol He just stood there grinning at us. Over the past 6 months we talked on the phone and sent e-mails. She would talk some about her cancer. Fast forwarding to her time in the hospital. We talked on the phone most days. She finally asked me if I would read any blogs about her and the comments, which her sister said she looked forward to me doing. Last Saturday Vonnie, her sister, and I talked for a long time. She told me her gave her a book about Paris, France. She loved the big beautiful pictures. She said she may not make it there but at least she was seeing it with the pictures. He told her, "When God sends an angel to take you, the angel will make a detour to Paris and take you for a visit". Her sister said Paris would say something funny or suggestive. I laughed and said, now we have you calling her Paris. She remarked, no sometime she is Venus, then she will make a comment and she is the Paris we, her friends all love. She said it was interesting to see the difference. She said she laughed at the difference and Paris loved it. While the nurse was there showing her how to do things for Paris, Vonnie said that Paris would make a good Doctor. She thought Paris was asleep or out of it. Paris laughed and said no, but I sure would like to (make a Doctor, lol). Vonnie loved that! Yesterday I called to see how Paris was. Not good and was making her final peace with the Lord. Vonnie and I discussed her being able to hear. I told her there were some blogs from NancyL and Vonnie said, let's try it. We agreed that if it bothered Paris I would quit. I read them and could hear Paris make noises like a combination chuckle/sigh/ahhh. A couple of times she would breathe hard and it was like she was trying to respond to the memories. I told her I understood and she would get quiet. I finished and she was getting in her new world she was entering. I am glad we did this. Belle la Donna called me to tell me Paris had passed away about 6 pm. When I found out what time Paris left us, I quickly counted and realized it was about time the lights went on in Paris. Maybe she really got to see that! Belle summed it up perfectly...Paris made each person she talked to or came in contact with, feel like they were the only one to her. When I finished work today I bought 2 white balloons, one from Alfie and one from me. We have a beautiful park in our town. It has an upper and lower lake. There is a spot I stopped at that is between the two. I was untying the balloons, looked over and saw 5 Canadian Geese getting in the upper lake. Vonnie told me yesterday Paris loved the water and loved to watch it from Vonnie's house. I thought the lakes would be a perfect place to release them. I watched them until they disappeared in the fluffy clouds and on the way to our Paris. I said a prayer as they left my hand. There will be 2 more the day of the funeral. |
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Sweet memories of a sweet lady. When I first met Paris in St. Pete it was in the beach bar and she and Miss Sassy were sitting in there enjoying the day. I introduced myself and we spent most of the afternoon talking. It was supposed to be a secret that later in the day, you and I were making our first appearance as a pair. You had told me that I wasn't to tell anyone about us till you arrived and made it official. So I felt pretty confident that the secret was safe while sitting there talking to Paris and Miss Sassy. Then Paris dropped the bombshell by asking me, "What time is Ann arriving?" That was when I realized that our closely guarded secret wasn't really a secret at all, at least not to Paris. But she never revealed anything to anyone else. I'm pleased you released the balloons today. Skies around the world will be festooned with a myriad of white balloons in honor of sweet Paris. R.I.P. Alfie..
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Sweet memories of a sweet lady. When I first met Paris in St. Pete it was in the beach bar and she and Miss Sassy were sitting in there enjoying the day. I introduced myself and we spent most of the afternoon talking. It was supposed to be a secret that later in the day, you and I were making our first appearance as a pair. You had told me that I wasn't to tell anyone about us till you arrived and made it official. So I felt pretty confident that the secret was safe while sitting there talking to Paris and Miss Sassy. Then Paris dropped the bombshell by asking me, "What time is Ann arriving?" That was when I realized that our closely guarded secret wasn't really a secret at all, at least not to Paris. But she never revealed anything to anyone else. I'm pleased you released the balloons today. Skies around the world will be festooned with a myriad of white balloons in honor of sweet Paris. R.I.P. Alfie..
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5/30/2007 4:07 pm |
Abelle & Alfie, What a beautiful story and memory ....... how can you not love her .. Blessings and Hugsssssssssssss ........ Pattie
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5/30/2007 5:16 pm |
I am running out of things to comment about Paris, I never met her nor spoke with her but all who did spoke so lovingly of her. She definately had a childlike innocense about her and reacted to some naughty things in that way! She was special and I am so happy that she was able to experience SFF in such a positive special way!
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5/31/2007 11:10 pm |
thanks anne for the information . I havent been on sff chat room for awhile and this was not good news, but it was good I received the news about paris instead of wondering what her status was/is. I didnt know her like a lot who met her, but I did enjoy talking with her on sff chatroom. tis a shame she had to pass away at such a young age, but I am sure she had a lot of life in the years she did live. It is still a sad thing, even if I mostly knew paris vicariously. cheers Ann, for letting us all know the details. what else can I say? (rhetorical comment) Beavoone
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