Well, two weeks of no work and no school comes to an end tomorrow. Connor has been counting it down and I think he will struggle a bit tomorrow morning. But I won't. Honestly, I'm ready to get back to our everyday lives.
The holidays were fine this year. They really were. Really, they should not have been. After all, it was our first Christmas without Pop Pop. It was our first Christmas without Buddy sleeping under the tree. It was the last Christmas in Virgina for our friends the Wrights. And of course, it was rife with the usual family drama. But somewhow, we still managed to share some of the magic that comes with this time of year. Connor was thrilled on Christmas day. We had a fantastic visit with the baby cousins, Nana, and Aunt Michelle. And we certainly had a great time on New Year's Eve at our new friends, the Harsell's.
I ran into an aquaintance the other day and asked how his Christmas was and he said "It was great. But its just another day." It struck me as profound, though its something we all know. Every day of life is a crapshoot. It could turn out fantastically spectacular or it could turn out tragically awful. The holidays are not exempt from this cosmic truth. We all spend alot of money and time to make them special, but it could all still be blown to smithereens.
I'm a person who looks forward and seldom laments the past. I am so grateful for whatever mixing bowl of genetics, environment, nurturing and experience has provided me with that character trait and brain chemistry. I'm excited to get back to real life tomorrow. Because I love my real life.
2009 promises to be an exciting year. Connor's second season of T-ball will start in March. We're planning a last "during the school year" hurrah trip to Disney in May. Connor will finish six years at Westfields Play and Learn in June and he'll have some fun camps to go to in July. I'm planning on taking several weeks off during the summer as well and we'll try to squeeze in a beach vacation. Then, in September, first grade begins.
For everyone out there who begins "real life" anew tomorrow, enjoy today. And enjoy tomorrow, too.
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