One Last Round of Summer
Even though Fall is my most favorite time of the year, I don't like seeing Summer come to an end. It's sad in a way that it means something is ending and there is a new beginning or a new adventure ahead. Fall seems more like a new year/ new beginning to me than the New Year actually does. It may sound weird but that's just how Fall has always felt to me.
Last year we started a tradition with my husband's family to go to the beach in October every year to spend more time with our families. We rent a huge condo on the beach for a month and everyone gets together for one last round of Summer.
We are leaving Friday for our annual Fall beach trip. Luckily, our week coincided with our son's Fall break week. Anyway to get to some sort of point (or not), the last couple of days I have been ungratefully whining about not really feeling like going on this trip even though it has been planned since last year. My whining was partly due to the cooler weather there, the very long drive to get there (10 hours) , my workload that I'm already behind on, and a general uneasy feeling about going of which I have no idea where it is coming from.
And then our 6 year old talked on the phone to his Mamaw about all the sand castles they were going to build and how fun it was going to be. He was nearly screaming with delight. The look on his face and the happiness in his voice made all of my feelings go away. It is amazing how children can change you with one emotion or sometimes even one look. I'm so thankful that I was reminded about how important our vacations are to us. During vacation there is no "wait just a minutes". I am reminded that these vacations will sustain us during the busy times that are to come. These vacations will provide us with so many amazing memories and so much laughter. I can't possibly ever take this time away from our boys because this time is what really matters the most. And spending my birthday on the beach will be fun.
So, my dear readers, I will be absent starting on Friday until at least next Saturday. I'm going to try and get twitter set up on my phone before vacation so I can be followed. LOL. That sounds kind of stalkerish but hey we all do it on twitter, right?
Even though Fall is my most favorite time of the year, I don't like seeing Summer come to an end. It's sad in a way that it means something is ending and there is a new beginning or a new adventure ahead. Fall seems more like a new year/ new beginning to me than the New Year actually does. It may sound weird but that's just how Fall has always felt to me.
Last year we started a tradition with my husband's family to go to the beach in October every year to spend more time with our families. We rent a huge condo on the beach for a month and everyone gets together for one last round of Summer.
We are leaving Friday for our annual Fall beach trip. Luckily, our week coincided with our son's Fall break week. Anyway to get to some sort of point (or not), the last couple of days I have been ungratefully whining about not really feeling like going on this trip even though it has been planned since last year. My whining was partly due to the cooler weather there, the very long drive to get there (10 hours) , my workload that I'm already behind on, and a general uneasy feeling about going of which I have no idea where it is coming from.
And then our 6 year old talked on the phone to his Mamaw about all the sand castles they were going to build and how fun it was going to be. He was nearly screaming with delight. The look on his face and the happiness in his voice made all of my feelings go away. It is amazing how children can change you with one emotion or sometimes even one look. I'm so thankful that I was reminded about how important our vacations are to us. During vacation there is no "wait just a minutes". I am reminded that these vacations will sustain us during the busy times that are to come. These vacations will provide us with so many amazing memories and so much laughter. I can't possibly ever take this time away from our boys because this time is what really matters the most. And spending my birthday on the beach will be fun.
So, my dear readers, I will be absent starting on Friday until at least next Saturday. I'm going to try and get twitter set up on my phone before vacation so I can be followed. LOL. That sounds kind of stalkerish but hey we all do it on twitter, right?
Last year we started a tradition with my husband's family to go to the beach in October every year to spend more time with our families. We rent a huge condo on the beach for a month and everyone gets together for one last round of Summer.
We are leaving Friday for our annual Fall beach trip. Luckily, our week coincided with our son's Fall break week. Anyway to get to some sort of point (or not), the last couple of days I have been ungratefully whining about not really feeling like going on this trip even though it has been planned since last year. My whining was partly due to the cooler weather there, the very long drive to get there (10 hours) , my workload that I'm already behind on, and a general uneasy feeling about going of which I have no idea where it is coming from.
And then our 6 year old talked on the phone to his Mamaw about all the sand castles they were going to build and how fun it was going to be. He was nearly screaming with delight. The look on his face and the happiness in his voice made all of my feelings go away. It is amazing how children can change you with one emotion or sometimes even one look. I'm so thankful that I was reminded about how important our vacations are to us. During vacation there is no "wait just a minutes". I am reminded that these vacations will sustain us during the busy times that are to come. These vacations will provide us with so many amazing memories and so much laughter. I can't possibly ever take this time away from our boys because this time is what really matters the most. And spending my birthday on the beach will be fun.
So, my dear readers, I will be absent starting on Friday until at least next Saturday. I'm going to try and get twitter set up on my phone before vacation so I can be followed. LOL. That sounds kind of stalkerish but hey we all do it on twitter, right?
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1 Comments:
I think your trip sounds like a great tradition. I hope you have fun!
(P.S. I PROMISE I will get those reviews I owe you up by the time you come back.)
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