#bestvacation2013

I am really too excited to sleep. We plan to leave for New England in under six hours. Snuggled under the covers in anticipation of some pre-road trip rest I said, "I'm not sure what I love more; New England or the Magic Kingdom. But I think New England."

Here's looking forward to some shut eye followed by a sunny and safe trip north! 

Old Habits With New Reason

"God has promised forgiveness to your repentance, but He has not promised tomorrow to your procrastination." -St. Augustine

That's a pretty heavy thought to go to sleep on! I've been struggling with goals, productivity, and procrastination lately. No matter how enriching the excitement of a new life, a new home, and my wonderful partner are old habits die hard. Happy to say, bit by bit I'm tackling the things that daunt me and checking off both a mental and physical "To Do" list. What could have been a wasted Saturday was a reasonably productive but relaxing day, and I'm about to drift off to dreamland surrounded by tangible progress of my goals. 

Independence Weekend

I'm winding down this Sunday eve from a low key  weekend at home (sort of) with Hubs. The gift of Independence Day being on a Thursday and the theatre also being closed Friday meant four lovely days of projects and leisure for us. I've come to the end of it surrounded by a reasonably clean house, rambunctious kitties, and various boxes and possessions we retrieved from my parent's house. Coming up on our six month wedding anniversary I figured it was high time I finished moving out! (I'm still not technically finished. We borrowed a van and maxed it to capacity with my priority items.) We also spent the weekend with excellent company in a variety of settings; my family on the 4th with a grilled steak dinner, his family yesterday with birthday cake and gifts for our niece, and a visit filled with a few drinks, cigars (for the guys), and good conversation with one of our best friends. As if all of this wasn't enough to do, we traded in our only car this weekend and acquired a serious and needed upgrade (used yet awesome). This morning the children's choir I've spent the past several months working with performed for the last time until the fall session, and with a few of them graduating it was thrilling to see them do so well. 

After a long period of blogging silence I choose to ramble all this off to you as a means of saying, I am very blessed by the things and people in my life. I'm not sure I really knew what married life would be like, but I have not regretted or wanted to change a moment of it since it began. And no, every day is not like those of this weekend. It was an oasis; a productive time of reflection in the full and fruitful time we're living. 

Blurbs Pictured

While it's certainly daunting to find the words to share the past five or so months as a newlywed with you, I have pictured here some highlights. Our lovely home we have the pleasure of caring for, my mischievous husband I have the blessing of loving, and the two cuties we adopted.  Factor in my work as administrative support to the children's program at our church and my growing involvement at Everyman Theatre, and the results are exciting and very full days.  To be continued.