Filed under: A Memory
It wasn’t until I was half way through my 32nd year of life, that I realized I had finally become the person I’d always wanted. I had just finished putting my sons, Kale and Maxwell, to bed and I was double checking the locks before setting the alarm. As my husband walked out of the kitchen with a fresh bowl of popcorn for us to share while we watched our Tuesday night show he said, “Honey, I think I forgot to tell you this morning that I love you.” He jammed a handful of popcorn in his mouth and smiled as he crunched. I smiled back as I told him that I loved him too and, still crunching away, he leaned over and kissed me. Right then I had one of those moments. You know when you’re doing something and it just feels so right, like you always knew you were going to be there and then you got there and you just have this moment where you feel like everything is exactly as it’s supposed to be. That was one of those moments. I love those moments.
I love when she tells me little stories like that. It’s like a snippet of a diffent life than you imagine a person really leads.
Filed under: What to do...What to do...
And big girls don’t cry…
No cell phone service? No hard line, no internet, no nothing… What the heck am I going to do for the next three days? Hmmmm…I could hang out, take a nap in a hammock, go fishing, build a fire, take a hike, play fetch w/my dog, drink some beer, go swimming, play horseshoes, play foosball, play pool, sing on the stage, read, mellow out, lay in the grass and think, fly a kite, walk around the lake, go out in a canoe or paddle boat, introduce myself to new people, the list goes on and on. It turned out there was a lot to do. It was great. It was the first time since I left Peru that I felt like I didn’t have somewhere to be or someone to crosscheck schedules with. I didn’t have any plans to do anything. The best part was that I got to hang out with my favorite uncle and just get to know him better. Turns out he’s exactly who I always thought he was. That’s good to know because that’s exactly why he’s my fave. My batteries are officially recharged and I’m ready for the work week. Chao for now…
