Yay!!! We get to go to Mexico for Labor Day weekend!!! So friggin' excited I can't stand it! We missed the last Dana family trip down to my in laws condo so this time we made sure to make it! I got 2 new swim suits from Land's End. Not a huge deal to some but for those of us that have been blessed in the bosom area it's a big deal to find a swim suit that can keep you where you need to be.
I've always loved the ocean and have been to CA almost every summer growing up. Since getting married I have not made it to my beloved ocean as often as I would have liked, so this is a huge treat for me. I'm looking forward to going clamming and putting them in my bucket of water over night so they can spit their sand out and I can eat em'. :) I'm also looking forward to doing absolutely nothing. How nice that will be for a change.
My little family is not very sun worthy though. Our white pasty skin burns within minutes of being in the sun so we all wear t-shirts and board shorts. We look like the quintessential tourists. Oh well. At least we can always find each other on the beach.:)
Hopefully I will have some good pictures to share with everyone when we get back. Happy Labor Day y'all!
Thursday, August 30, 2012
Thursday, August 23, 2012
Take it Easy
I would love to do exactly what the title says to do: Take IT Easy. No such luck as I'm sure it is for everyone else out there. Life is not slowing down any time soon and I'm trying to take it all in stride. I know that when I'm in my 60's and 70's I will probably wish I was still this busy.
What a wild and fun ride these past few months have been. Trips with friends, new job, moving into a newly built house (made by the Dana family.... ahem), dinner's, baptism's, weddings, and vacations. It's been fabulous by the way.
I am loving every minute of it, I just need to get my energy up. Been feeling slightly sluggish. Like I need to take a nap at 1:00 p.m. every day for at least an hour to get through the rest of my day. Now most people would think that to be abnormal, but I have been talking to my mom and have found out that many of my aunt's and my own Grandma have had to take a nap every day to perk them up. So I don't feel so guilty for needing the extra ZZZ's.
So the point of this entry is to remind myself to be grateful for the business, silliness, and tediousness, and enjoy the down time when it's available. Everything in perfect harmony and balance. Ommmmm.
What a wild and fun ride these past few months have been. Trips with friends, new job, moving into a newly built house (made by the Dana family.... ahem), dinner's, baptism's, weddings, and vacations. It's been fabulous by the way.
I am loving every minute of it, I just need to get my energy up. Been feeling slightly sluggish. Like I need to take a nap at 1:00 p.m. every day for at least an hour to get through the rest of my day. Now most people would think that to be abnormal, but I have been talking to my mom and have found out that many of my aunt's and my own Grandma have had to take a nap every day to perk them up. So I don't feel so guilty for needing the extra ZZZ's.
So the point of this entry is to remind myself to be grateful for the business, silliness, and tediousness, and enjoy the down time when it's available. Everything in perfect harmony and balance. Ommmmm.
Tuesday, August 14, 2012
Putting Things Into Perspective
I have a wonderful friend that is embarking on an amazing journey in her life that typically doesn't happen when you're in your mid thirties with kids. She's getting remarried! I LOVE that! I don't know about everyone else out there but I love, LOVE!
I generally don't think about what it would be like to re marry after having your marriage fall apart, but it definitely put things into perspective for me regarding my own marriage. One thing that I've noticed for sure is the need for respect. It goes both ways. One side can't be so burnt out from pleasing the other side that they feel depleted and left lonely. I would hope that in an ideal situation both sides would be so concerned about the other that they make that person feel replenished, loved, and respected.
Communication: Another light bulb moment came a few days ago when Mr. D asked my opinion on something. I just about fell over! I felt respected. Like what I had to say about the matter, mattered! It was amazing. It goes hand in hand with the whole showing respect thing. If you care about someone, then you'll care about what they think and feel. Amazing. The communication factor is huge in a marriage. Especially for women. I want to break a situation down and figure out how we got there, and how to get it back on track. Mr. D. not so much. But that is a very common characteristic of men. IF you do happen to be married to a communicator, then you are a very lucky woman. Men generally don't want to fix what ain't broke. If something is broken, then they want to have a solution and be done. That's okay. After all we are from two different planets.
The last thing that has come into focus is romance. I love it. I want "us" time.When there is no other distractions to take us away from each other's zone's. But here's the catch, my husband is tired! I mean really tired. Poor guy. So here's what ends up happening. Back rubs for him so he can fall asleep, nice meals being made by me for him, and quick phone calls throughout the day making sure that he's having an okay day. Sigh. But guess what? I'm the one he turns to for just about everything and I feel needed and important. Every once in awhile he'll call me from Costco and go shopping for me. I love that! There's a saying that we ruin our already wonderful lives with visions of what it should be like. Hmm. Very true.
Finding a positive twist on the things that are happening in our lives is a challenge sometimes but well worth the effort. It's not being delusional, it's choosing to find happiness in our current situations. Whatever they may be. And that's all I have to say about that!
I generally don't think about what it would be like to re marry after having your marriage fall apart, but it definitely put things into perspective for me regarding my own marriage. One thing that I've noticed for sure is the need for respect. It goes both ways. One side can't be so burnt out from pleasing the other side that they feel depleted and left lonely. I would hope that in an ideal situation both sides would be so concerned about the other that they make that person feel replenished, loved, and respected.
Communication: Another light bulb moment came a few days ago when Mr. D asked my opinion on something. I just about fell over! I felt respected. Like what I had to say about the matter, mattered! It was amazing. It goes hand in hand with the whole showing respect thing. If you care about someone, then you'll care about what they think and feel. Amazing. The communication factor is huge in a marriage. Especially for women. I want to break a situation down and figure out how we got there, and how to get it back on track. Mr. D. not so much. But that is a very common characteristic of men. IF you do happen to be married to a communicator, then you are a very lucky woman. Men generally don't want to fix what ain't broke. If something is broken, then they want to have a solution and be done. That's okay. After all we are from two different planets.
The last thing that has come into focus is romance. I love it. I want "us" time.When there is no other distractions to take us away from each other's zone's. But here's the catch, my husband is tired! I mean really tired. Poor guy. So here's what ends up happening. Back rubs for him so he can fall asleep, nice meals being made by me for him, and quick phone calls throughout the day making sure that he's having an okay day. Sigh. But guess what? I'm the one he turns to for just about everything and I feel needed and important. Every once in awhile he'll call me from Costco and go shopping for me. I love that! There's a saying that we ruin our already wonderful lives with visions of what it should be like. Hmm. Very true.
Finding a positive twist on the things that are happening in our lives is a challenge sometimes but well worth the effort. It's not being delusional, it's choosing to find happiness in our current situations. Whatever they may be. And that's all I have to say about that!
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