day 6 - six places
if you would have asked me 5 years ago "six places" i probably would have named off some exotic far away lands that had the perfect temperatures and the perfect hotels and the perfect fruity concoctions that involve "adult" beverages....
today...you ask me and the only place that i want to be more than anywhere at this very moment is...
in his arms....i want to hold him...be held by him...hug him...kiss him...touch him...be able to smell him when he has just finished a shower...be able to pick up the phone and call him...cuddle on the couch with him...snuggling with him...
simply put...i want to be with him...i miss him so very much and being apart from your best friend...your soul mate...your true love really puts things into perspective...
you can keep your beaches...your far off getaways..your foo foo drinks...i just want to be with my husband.....if i were allowed....i would follow him to the ends of the earth...
and since i can't be in his arms for another four and a half months give or take....
place number two is wherever these little girls are...they each hold a very special piece of my heart....
sure there are days where i must retreat to my closet and hide while i take a few (ok, sometimes LOTS) of deep breaths...but i love each of these little ladies with all that i am...they truly complete me as a person....
place number three would be with my parents....
i miss them....they are so supportive and giving and loving and caring parents a girl could ask for....things have not always been perfect.....
sure i gave them a run for their money when i was younger.....testing the limits and the boundaries...giving grey hairs and maybe even a few panic attacks...
but now, now that i am an adult and have children and i look back...i am so grateful that my parents raised me and cared for me the way that they did...for that i am forever grateful and thankful....
i hope that i can give my children the kind of foundation my parents gave me...
place number four.....
a cool fall day spent at the park with my girls.....seeing things through their eyes....experiencing things i have experienced a million times but when i'm with them it feels like it's the first time....
feeling the warm sun kiss my skin even though there is a nip in the air.....
running through the leaves...rolling down the hill.....swinging on swings...going down the slide...racing up the hill....
i am looking forward to the quickly approaching fall weather....oh the adventures that we are going to have....
place number five.....disney!!!!!
we were fortunate enough to take the girls and my parents last summer for a family vacation...and we are looking forward to going back when this damn deployment is over....advice....if you are sensitive to the heat and sun like i am...DO NOT go in may...or anytime other than the winter months....
GASP...it was SO SO SO hot....but still a good time to be had by all.....
i am delighted that we will be able to take the kids and parents again this february...
place number six......maryland
in addition to our trip to disney last summer we also went to maryland over the 4th of july weekend to visit family....the girls had a wonderful time as did we.....
i grew up spending many vacations on the east coast...i have found memories of my aunts and uncles and cousins....
fond memories of going to the beach....exploring the history of my family....visiting places where my dad grew up....going crabbing...and so much more...
i hope that we will be able to continue to travel to maryland and give our girls the same experiences i had that i remember so adoringly
so there you have it...my six places....
nothing fancy....nothing over the top exciting....nothing lavish....
just simple places where i am with my family...with the people that mean the most to me....
happy monday friends
x's and o's
~r~
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