After re-reading my first few posts I realized that I sounded like a real whiner & that bothered me. I have always thought of myself as a "glass half full" kind of person, so I have been trying to make a very conscious effort to count my blessings.
This past week was a doozey-busy, stressful, chaotic, you name it! By Friday night I was exhausted. However, Mr. Man suggested we go out to eat & use a gift card we've had for awhile. It was really nice to get out together! We had a nice dinner & even got a free dessert because they didn't bring our appetizer out before our dinner. Score! We thought about a movie afterwards, but I had BIG plans for early Saturday morning, so we will save the movie for next weekend.
After 2 years I have realized that one of the perks of being an empty nester is being able to spend time with my friends. Yesterday 3 friends & I went to Ohio's Amish Country. Some people, including Mr. Man, would think that a 2-1/2 hour drive is too long, but with all 4 of us jabbering away in the car, the time just flew by! I was thinking this morning how blessed I am for the wonderful friends God has brought into my life! When we moved to this small town 14 years ago we didn't know a single soul, but we felt God pulling us here, so we listened, & we have NEVER regretted it. I have such a wonderful group of gal pals, sisterchicks, whatever you want to call them. What did we talk about for 2-1/2 hours in the car? Our children of course! I realized that one of the reasons that we all get along so well is that we all have a common goal-to raise our kids to love God & be the best people that they can be. Our kids are fairly close in age, some in high school, some in college, some out of college, some married, a few of us even have grandkids. That is part of the beauty of our friendships, we always have someone who has "gone through it" before who we can go to for counsel. We are genuine, open, & honest with each other. We laugh so much together, but we've done our share of crying together too. I couldn't wait to get updates yesterday on what was going on in everyone's lives. I am feeling guilty today too because I don't pray nearly enough on a regular basis for these wonderful ladies whose friendships God has blessed me with. I WILL do better with that!
We only had about 5 hours in Amish Country, but we packed it in with as much as we could! We spent over 2 hours in Miller's Dry Goods in Charm, Ohio. www.millersdrygoods.com What fun! We all walked out with bundles of fabric-pillowcase & pillow cover mania here I come!! Now I'm just praying for a snow day when I can spend the day making the Singer hum away for hours. You will also be proud of me.....I was not the top spender at the fabric store! Although we were all pretty close!
In other EXCITING news....we had a call from Boy #2 last night & he has secured a summer internship at BLDG, a gallery/print shop, in Covington, Kentucky. Whooo to the Hoooooooo! He is very excited & we are extremely proud that he was the person his advisor & mentor recommended for this internship!!! Way to go #2!! Although this means that he'll be living in Cinci full-time this summer & not coming home to live, I am being "half full" & thinking about all the wonderful opportunities this could afford him, not about how he won't be here with me (sniff, sniff). Mr. Man, #1, & I will just have to plan some weekend trips to Cinci. I know Mr. Man would love to take in a Reds game!
Well, enough rambling. It's almost time to head to church. Have a wonderful week!
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