Bon Voyage

Sorry for dropping off from the blog world. We've been busy preparing for an awesome couple's getaway. The little man is staying with Grandma and we'll be on a cruise for the next week!

I started a post about how I'm wondering if traveling for holidays will ever get easier - physically or emotionally, but our schedule didn't allow me to actually flush it out. I'd love your thoughts on the topic. Or, does it ever get easier NOT to travel and be with people you want to be with on holidays.

I'm certain we'll have much more to share after this trip! Our thoughts on first time cruising, leaving our kid at home, and the Mayan ruins will all be coming your way!!

Thankful Thursday - A BIG ONE!

With this being holy week, I can't help but be thankful for the gift of everlasting. I'm so thankful that God was so giving to have sent his only son to be sacrificed for our benefit. In the next few days I will be deeply reflecting on the biggest gift of all.

And on a not-so-thankful note, I'm not too thrilled with the weather right now. Our plans to see family this weekend for a long weekend may be squelched by a Winter Storm. That's strange, I thought someone said it was SPRING! 5-10 inches should be a concern for Christmas gatherings, not traveling at Easter. Geez!

Brain or stomach?

I stopped to grab a bite of breakfast on my way to work this morning. I usually try to eat before I leave home but sometimes the schedule doesn't allow. I dropped the little guy off at daycare and then tried to determine how I wanted to go about getting a semi-nutritious (READ - not donut) on my way in. I determined how and where and proceeded to run in, jump back in the car and eat it before I got to the office.

As I delighted in the last bite, I realized that this was actually my second breakfast. I had managed to eat a bowl of cereal before I showered.

Is my brain so dense with things going on that I couldn't even remember eating breakfast or are my eating habits out of control? YIKES!!

I'll be having a salad or popcorn for lunch - feeling very fat right now.

Still here...

I'm still here and doing ok. We're waiting to learn some decisions but I've definitely risen above emotionally.

Now for a Thankful Thursday posting

I'm delighted and thankful that after tonight, I'll only have one more thing due in my class. I'm so thankful for being assigned competent and loyal partners for group work, which I normally despise.

I'm also very thankful for the network of people that are standing behind us as some changes in our life unfold. I'm especially grateful for those that have put their googling and networking skills to work to extend our eyes and ears for opportunities.

Like a puddle

I'm feeling like I'm melting into a puddle at my feet, like the wicked witch does in the Wizard of Oz. So much is going on and, for a variety of reasons, including that it exhausts me, I can't even write about it all. There could be big changes on the horizon for us, and just getting to the decision is huge. I'm having a hard time contemplating how large the impact will be when a decision is made.

I do know that I've made alot of withdrawals from my and my husband's emotional bank account in the last 3 days and that's not fair to either of us. (see Hobby Chef's blog if you have no idea what I'm talking about).

I've had a headache for days in a row and my stomach needs some tums. I just want to go home and go to sleep. Grown up decisions stink!