Happy 4th!
This picture gets me every 4th of July.
Baby Beam! Only 8 months old here with my nephew. How can 5 years have gone by so fast?!
There's been a lot thrown my way over the past month, but I tell ya, I'm sitting here this morning with 3 dogs around me, Monkey taunting Beam, Peach and Tigger and the boarding dogs enjoying outside time until it gets too hot (yay for clouds!), and I am reveling in the world we live in. It's easy to get so focused on how much work our country has to do to become healthy and sustainable, but look at where we are. And look at how far we have come. Wow.
I get to sit in my pajamas, typing on a laptop, surrounded by a huge pile of clothes that need folded, in a house I rebuilt myself due to a job that allowed me to afford a construction loan, while my husband is working his tail off in China to build his business that he has poured his blood, sweat, and tears into. And I feel immense GRATITUDE.
Gratitude for soldiers who have protected our country and our values. Gratitude for people willing to fight the fight. Gratitude for deep and meaningful relationships. Gratitude to not only the idea you get to go pave your way, but for the support from those around me that have allowed me to do it.
Since I had to cancel classes this week, I spent 2 days browsing Craigslist and Goodwills and garage sales (ooh I hate garage sales ha!). I managed to get a huge amount of baby list items checked off, at a fraction of the cost. Thank you smart people who developed craigslist. Thank you for my amazing AC in my car (which I don't have in my home). I spent the rest of the time deep cleaning my house. Not really sure I'd call it nesting, but the need to get rid of useless crap and to organize ;) I see photos of Lu backpacking on the 4th and am grateful for opportunities that have come into my life, a story I still need to tell but my heart hurts too much for it right now. And as I organize the new taj mahal of dog kennels, I am astounded by how lucky I am.
I feel the tides moving, and I always knew they would at some point. Its time to slow down, and savor life. Time to soak in the little moments, because you just don't know how long those moments will last. As I approach my first wedding anniversary (and still not sure if Travis will be back in time for it), I am reminded to hold our loved ones close and to never pass up an opportunity for a visit. These dog shows will come and go, but the people. The people in your life are important. The most important thing you'll ever do, really.
God bless America.
Baby Beam! Only 8 months old here with my nephew. How can 5 years have gone by so fast?!
There's been a lot thrown my way over the past month, but I tell ya, I'm sitting here this morning with 3 dogs around me, Monkey taunting Beam, Peach and Tigger and the boarding dogs enjoying outside time until it gets too hot (yay for clouds!), and I am reveling in the world we live in. It's easy to get so focused on how much work our country has to do to become healthy and sustainable, but look at where we are. And look at how far we have come. Wow.
I get to sit in my pajamas, typing on a laptop, surrounded by a huge pile of clothes that need folded, in a house I rebuilt myself due to a job that allowed me to afford a construction loan, while my husband is working his tail off in China to build his business that he has poured his blood, sweat, and tears into. And I feel immense GRATITUDE.
Gratitude for soldiers who have protected our country and our values. Gratitude for people willing to fight the fight. Gratitude for deep and meaningful relationships. Gratitude to not only the idea you get to go pave your way, but for the support from those around me that have allowed me to do it.
Since I had to cancel classes this week, I spent 2 days browsing Craigslist and Goodwills and garage sales (ooh I hate garage sales ha!). I managed to get a huge amount of baby list items checked off, at a fraction of the cost. Thank you smart people who developed craigslist. Thank you for my amazing AC in my car (which I don't have in my home). I spent the rest of the time deep cleaning my house. Not really sure I'd call it nesting, but the need to get rid of useless crap and to organize ;) I see photos of Lu backpacking on the 4th and am grateful for opportunities that have come into my life, a story I still need to tell but my heart hurts too much for it right now. And as I organize the new taj mahal of dog kennels, I am astounded by how lucky I am.
I feel the tides moving, and I always knew they would at some point. Its time to slow down, and savor life. Time to soak in the little moments, because you just don't know how long those moments will last. As I approach my first wedding anniversary (and still not sure if Travis will be back in time for it), I am reminded to hold our loved ones close and to never pass up an opportunity for a visit. These dog shows will come and go, but the people. The people in your life are important. The most important thing you'll ever do, really.
God bless America.