Looking forward to my Next Great Adventure in life!
The youngest son (and his fiancé) hopping into nest of their very own and after 30 years of raising three boys/caring for my parents/ my husband's mom/ then my husband through leukemia until his death in 2010...I am reclaiming my LIFE (and home).
Life...AC ( After Children) which promises to be a great deal like life BC (Before Children)
Sunday Mornings- spent sprawled on the living-room floor in silk pajamas surrounded by the Sunday Edition, the cat and a mug of coffee. Music. Specifically, music I enjoy. Mostly instrumental/classical. Long uninterrupted soaks in a bubble bath with candles, a glass of wine or a bite of dark chocolate.
A friend laughed recently and said,
"You won't know what to do with yourself!"
Oh yes...yes...I remember living alone...I do it quite well, actually.
You can wake when you want.
You can eat what and when you want.
You can socialize as often or little as you want.
You can do (or not do) whatever you like.
You can exercise...meditate...create...without an audience.
You can Try Everything without eye-rolling, throat-clearing or any other reproach.
You can take a 2 hour bubble bath if you please...uninterrupted and with candlelight :)
You can pre-warm your quilts and go to sleep whenever you like.
Yeah...solo living is pretty wonderful, actually!
The Children were (and still are) a great adventure.
Marriage was a happy, amazing, wonderful adventure.
This is simply Part III.
...the adventure continues...
But for today...lots of hustle and bustle as they pack and sort and toss and get ready to embark on an adventure of their own. Planning to spend the night much like Bill and I did when we first found The Rose Cottage. A pile of quilts on the floor and a candle and I'm sending them up a ginormous pepperoni pizza (delivered).
Resisting the urge to "remind" them of all the stuff that you end up saying,
"OMG...we have to have toilet paper...and paper towels..and soap...and...and...and"
Because those moments of realization are the moments you remember long after that first apartment or house is forgotten.
Trying to help where I can and stay out of the way when necessary. And have the wisdom to know the difference.
Busy week, this.
A Wednesday Holiday Shopping trek to Terre Haute with Loretta, Sharon, Diane, Gina, Tim, Don and Eric- and brunch at Red Lobster.
The Mall festooned with the trappings of Christmas...music...tinsel and tiny white lights. Amazing new scents at Bath and Bodyworks! My favorite Noel, which smells exactly like fresh baked Sugar Cookies. Also Yankee Candle's new fragrance Snowflake Cookie which smells just like an open tin of those Denmark Butter Cookies.
Yes...the scent of Christmas 2014 seems to be Cookies!
We had a great time!
And the celebration of James and Nicole's 1st Wedding Anniversary. Complete with her new hairdo!
The girl has spirit!
Happy to see them so happy!
And all the arrangements in place and Lennon will be here is less than a month now...so looking forward to having all the boys together again for an early Christmas!! (photo:Skype)
By Monday my nest will be empty. Left behind...probably not the cute little fuzz and fluff...more likely socks and earplugs and a trashbag full of discards...but also a lifetime of memories. And a lifetime ahead of creating new ones with my (now grown and independent) sons!
Have a wonderful weekend!
