we spent this year’s anniversary tidying the house with Christmas decorations. last night we ate dinner out. it’s all good. our trip to NYC earlier this month fulfilled our need for alone time. and, tomorrow night, we have a date.
November 28, 2009
November 27, 2009
home
i wasn’t raised here. it’s never been my house. but every time i come here, it couldn’t feel more like it. bits and pieces of my history throughout. one of the warmest places i know.
November 26, 2009
most thankful
it was a simple, lovely day spent with my folks. there were crafts and Frosty-the-Snow-Man, and whip-cream from the can like always. the kids were remarkably easy-going. we brought a turkey leg home for The Dog, and he was most thankful, too.
November 24, 2009
transition
from fall to winter, from five to six, from long days to short, from outside to in, from salads to stews. the seasons change everything.
November 16, 2009
reflection
i hear this one song, and i remember. but the further away from that time we get, it becomes a quiet memory. one where i can smile, and then continue on. it used to hold me back. in a good way, but nonetheless. forward motion is good.
November 15, 2009
on a hike in November
the morning called for a good cry in the car in the church parking lot. the tantrum at Starbucks was just too much. so we went for a hike instead of going to the service, and it became a better day.
November 8, 2009
nyc
sometimes you have to go without them, for the sake of who you were before you were Mom, for reigniting adventure. it was a fast, furious trip with wonderful friends. sunny both days and Central Park in the fall is what i imagined. the city is electric, almost overwhelming. it was marvelous. we’d like to take the kids one day, show them the museum and the Statue of Liberty and, the Park. but this one was for us, and it did everything for us i hoped it would.
November 2, 2009
goodbye. hello.
goodbye Family Farm; goodbye Flip-Flop (we hope to see you next spring); goodbye Crocs; goodbye size 2 tees; goodbye size 5 jeans; goodbye Nutella from the jar; goodbye October and Halloween and love-of-all-things-pirate. hello holidays. hello to my favorite color (red) and Egg Nog in a pitcher in the fridge. hello almost-six-year-old and soon-there-after-three-year-old. Goodbye and Hello.
October 26, 2009
this is what you do
when your fall is rained away, days spent inside well before its winter. blah. it’s been kind of a crummy few weeks. sickness is creeping back in this house. but not before we enjoyed the flooded back yard with the snow sleds that eagerly await white’s return.
