The last dance

Tomorrow 5:20 am I am leaving for Vancouver, escorting my mom and stepdad to visit my daughter and then putting them on a plane for Sydney in a few days. I have a suitcase full of food and goodies, Finnish food that Tiina misses from Thunder Bay.
We ate with friends yesterday and one of them played music and my parents waltzed in the living room. The last dance for now. My mom is having a harder time leaving because she is getting older and that long 16 hour flight over the ocean just seems too much to do again. Goodbyes give the opportunity to say hello again.