Today is officially the first day of summer. My my, time is really flying this year. I have stopped making excuses for losing touch with blogging- you're all too familiar with the typical reasons (mostly, the one where I'm dying from exhaustion every. single. day.). But looking through my old posts makes me so happy, almost in a wistful way. I realized that blogging really allows me to focus and highlight all that's right and good in my life. And golly, you know I always need more of that- especially this year. It lets me breathe a bit and reflect about my day to day experiences. With little time for much, it's my little reprieve.
A few months ago, I was in Quebrada, juggling K in one hand, trying not to spill my coffee and pastries with the other when I happened to look up and saw a placard on the wall that was just so apt. It might be old hat to others, but something makes me think that I saw it at the exact right time for me. "Life isn't about waiting for the storm to pass...it's about dancing in the rain." All too often, I find myself thinking that things will be better in a few years. If we just get through this hard time, then in 5 years we'll be where we want to be... Though I'm all for optimism and future planning (you know, to a fault), I realize that I have to live for the now and make the best out of my every day...otherwise, the years will just fly by, in the blink of an eye without me even realizing. So here I am...in the best of times.
We had a lovely weekend. We are really quite used to this one-day-a-week-off schedule that C's been doing for the past year. We went to Morses Pond on Saturday- C's first time, if you can believe it! We As we sat in our reclining chairs by the "beach," we laughed about how it was just like a vacation. Actually even better than a vacation, because you get to go home to your own house rather than some strange hotel or rented house! K had a great time playing in the sand and getting his little toes wet. He even took a nap in my arms out there- a real beach bum baby. The photo above is Papa and Baby on the beach- on our nice pre-father's day outing.
Fathers' Day was a little uneventful for us, as C had to work. But he enjoyed one of his favorite cuisines, Thai food, for dinner. Lucky guy!
I usually like to do a summer bucket list, but I haven't had the chance to put one together just yet. I think some of the list will include outdoor concerts where we can take K, farms, maybe a low key day trip if we can swing it. More to come as I mull it all through. One thing is a constant- I know that many days will be spent just Mama and Baby, milling about at home...and we'll have some more selfies to prove it.
