Hawaii here we come. One more day and we are on our way. In my attempt to enjoy things I have really been thinking/talking a lot about our trip and am really excited.
We have big plans and should have a blast. We have had so many people tell us that we have to go to Pearl Harbor that we went out last night and rented the movie to catch me and the kids up on what happened. (sometimes I wonder if I actually attended high school but I guess I enjoyed it and that's what really matters ;))
I have got all of us about half packed and am starting the countdown. I am praying for warm weather. We have quit the inversion right now so anything will be better then this weather.
I am the only one in the family who has ever been to Hawaii. My best friend Kristen and I decided to go about 6 months after we graduated from high school for a late graduation trip. Looking back I can't believe she and I just packed up, took off and went on our own. Because of our early flight we even drove ourselves to the airport, parked the car, caught the shuttle and checked in. I guess our parents really trusted us. Which they should of, I had just meet Mike and she had a missionary so we really just kept to ourselves and toured around. We rented mopeds and scootered our way around the island. It is such a beautiful place I remember falling in love with it. I hope it is as good as I remember.
I will be sure to take lots of pictures.
Monday, January 11, 2010
“What a wonderful life I’ve had! I only wish I’d realized it sooner.”
I can't believe it is 2010. It was just a few years ago that we were celebrating the year 2000. Do you remember the big Y2K scare? I will admit that I remember being a bit unsure about what was going to happen, I mean it did make a little sense that technology would have a hard time switching to 2000. And I will admit that I did beef up my "food storage" supply a little. I guess I got sucked into all the hype but, life went on without a hitch and here we are 10 years later. Man 10 years, what have I done in the past 10 years. Um,well,uh.....the only thing that comes to mind is I had my cute baby boy Teegan in 2002. We moved to our house in 2004 (or was it 2005?) I am going to think on that one.
So here is when the big question comes, what will the next 10 years bring. I have to admit it puts a BIG lump in my stomach just thinking about it. 10 years from now Whitney will be 23, Landon will be 20 and Teegan will be 17. I could be a Grandma!! SOB! My kids will be big with their own lives.
A few months ago while I was grumbling to myself about running my kids around I had a bit of an epiphany. What else should I be doing now? Nothing. This is my kids childhoods and before I know it they will be gone. This is part of being a mother and I want to be a good supportive mom so right now that means running them around. I need to cherish the time I have with my little ones. Whitney is almost 14, in 4 years she will be driving, dating and graduating from high school, my time is short. So, one of my goals for 2010. Enjoy the Journey! Instead of looking at all the soccer tournaments as a big expense. Enjoy the time we get to spend together as a family supporting what Whitney loves to do. Instead of complaing about how far indoor practice is I need to appreciate the time together in the car. My time is my kids right now. I am sure I will have plenty of my time in the future. Time flies and it feels like we never slow down to enjoy it.
So one of my goals for 2010, Enjoy the Journey.
The other day I heard a mom on the Today's show talking about exactly how I feel. Here is some of what she said:
I wasn’t depressed and I wasn’t having a midlife crisis, but I was suffering from midlife malaise — a recurrent sense of discontent and almost a feeling of disbelief.
“Is this really it?” I found myself wondering, and answering, “Yep, this is it.”
Though at times I felt dissatisfied, that something was missing, I also never forgot how fortunate I was. When I woke up in the middle of the night, as I often did, I’d walk from one room to another to gaze at my sleeping husband tangled in the sheets and my daughters surrounded by their stuffed animals, all safe. I had everything I could possibly want — yet I was failing to appreciate it. Bogged down in petty complaints and passing crises, weary of struggling with my own nature, I too often failed to comprehend the splendor of what I had. I didn’t want to keep taking these days for granted. The words of the writer Colette had haunted me for years: “What a wonderful life I’ve had! I only wish I’d realized it sooner.” I didn’t want to look back, at the end of my life or after some great catastrophe, and think, “How happy I used to be then, if only I’d realized it.”
I am thankful for Mike and I am thankful for my kids and I am ready to realize what a wonderful life I have!
So here is when the big question comes, what will the next 10 years bring. I have to admit it puts a BIG lump in my stomach just thinking about it. 10 years from now Whitney will be 23, Landon will be 20 and Teegan will be 17. I could be a Grandma!! SOB! My kids will be big with their own lives.
A few months ago while I was grumbling to myself about running my kids around I had a bit of an epiphany. What else should I be doing now? Nothing. This is my kids childhoods and before I know it they will be gone. This is part of being a mother and I want to be a good supportive mom so right now that means running them around. I need to cherish the time I have with my little ones. Whitney is almost 14, in 4 years she will be driving, dating and graduating from high school, my time is short. So, one of my goals for 2010. Enjoy the Journey! Instead of looking at all the soccer tournaments as a big expense. Enjoy the time we get to spend together as a family supporting what Whitney loves to do. Instead of complaing about how far indoor practice is I need to appreciate the time together in the car. My time is my kids right now. I am sure I will have plenty of my time in the future. Time flies and it feels like we never slow down to enjoy it.
So one of my goals for 2010, Enjoy the Journey.
The other day I heard a mom on the Today's show talking about exactly how I feel. Here is some of what she said:
I wasn’t depressed and I wasn’t having a midlife crisis, but I was suffering from midlife malaise — a recurrent sense of discontent and almost a feeling of disbelief.
“Is this really it?” I found myself wondering, and answering, “Yep, this is it.”
Though at times I felt dissatisfied, that something was missing, I also never forgot how fortunate I was. When I woke up in the middle of the night, as I often did, I’d walk from one room to another to gaze at my sleeping husband tangled in the sheets and my daughters surrounded by their stuffed animals, all safe. I had everything I could possibly want — yet I was failing to appreciate it. Bogged down in petty complaints and passing crises, weary of struggling with my own nature, I too often failed to comprehend the splendor of what I had. I didn’t want to keep taking these days for granted. The words of the writer Colette had haunted me for years: “What a wonderful life I’ve had! I only wish I’d realized it sooner.” I didn’t want to look back, at the end of my life or after some great catastrophe, and think, “How happy I used to be then, if only I’d realized it.”
I am thankful for Mike and I am thankful for my kids and I am ready to realize what a wonderful life I have!
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