Monday, November 15, 2010
Slacker
Yep, that's me. Total slacker. I haven't posted a thing for ages and so much has happened I'm not sure where to start!
We had a wonderful summer. Truly the most memorable summer as a family so far. We went "home" to butler, PA after a 10 year absence and every single thing about it was glorious! We drove to DC first, and stayed a few days with my cousins Kathy and Craig, got to see family the girls have never even gotten to meet, and saw all of the fantastic things we wanted to see. The National Zoo, the monuments (Lincoln's was a special favorite---what a hero he is to me), the Air and Space Museum, the Museum of Natural History. Really, spectacular memories were made and I am so grateful to Kathy and Craig for having us. We even rode the subway, a first for all of us!
Then it was off to PA. I do so love my hometown of Pittsburgh. My cousin Mary Lee graciously moved out of her house so we could stay there. It was so beautiful---even the air was sweet. We spent lots of time with my beloved Aunts and my uncle and my cousins...I am so very blessed to have the family I do. Patrik felt so welcome. And Emma even got to help make Marnie's famous chocolate sauce. I can't wait to go back! The memories made were truly priceless.
I was worried that the road trip would prove to be too much but the girls were great the whole way. The scenery was gorgeous. It was an adventure!
When we got home we spent a day at a water park to make up for Laura missing out on that for her birthday thanks to a broken foot courtesy of a skateboard (that's twice a skateboard has injured on of my children--no more skateboards!). And finally we all went to see the Jonas Brothers and the cast of Camp Rock in concert. We have never been able to do so much in one summer and as I look back at this year, I can honestly say it was a stellar year for us. I am getting ready to frame a bunch of pictures of this memorable summer and just going thru them brings me back there.
Then summer was over. And Emma started kindergarten! I don't know how it has happened that this little buddy of mine has grown up so fast. I walked away from her that first day with a lump in my throat. Then she did the most amazing thing: she excelled! She loves it, is doing wonderfully, and all my worry was for naught. I am so proud of all of my girls. They work hard and do the right thing and I am blessed all over again!
So now it's the week before Thanksgiving 2010. I am reflective, lately, of all I have. I am a lucky woman in every sense of the word. I take nothing for granted. My boys are doing well, my daughters are terrific, my mom and brothers are healthy, my marriage is happy, my job is perfect, my friends are the best people I know. It is so easy to get caught up in the day to day. To forget all that we HAVE and instead focus on all that we WANT. It has occurred to me that I want for nothing. Nothing. I do not have fancy cars, a big house, fame or fortune. I have this---this lovely life. And believe me when I tell you it is everything.
Truly, simply everything.
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