Pressing On

We had a full weeks vacation to Hawaii last week and I don't even know where to begin to tell you. It seems most of our vacations the past several years have either been moving, visiting family, or moving the kids to and from college. We’ve had some very nice get-aways for a few days but this seven days away was a breath of fresh air.  With all access communication these days it's hard to unplug and relax. I feel like it takes a day or two to really get in the groove of vacation. I was so thankful for this time away with my hubby. He had bought this trip for me for Christmas so I had been anticipating it for six months. We had been to this island before when we were just a young married couple. So it was a blast to go back and see it through more “mature” eyes. We also did more “mature” things this time around. Like go to bed before the sunset our first night. In our defense we had been up since 2:45 am to catch an early flight so by the time  we got settled into our ...

I was over eight months pregnant when we were uprooted from Southern California to Las Vegas Nevada in 1987. I remember thinking the four plus hour drive was so far away from family. I had to find a new doctor, hospital and hopefully friends. Our house wasn't ready so we stayed in a furnished apartment way too close to the Vegas strip. It was temporary so we saw it as an adventure. In fact, we were told that this would just be a stepping stone in  Jim's career and that we wouldn't be there long - "Don't get too comfortable". So, we held off on putting in a pool and any other upgrades to our home. We were there about four years.   It is still one of my favorite stories to share. We were going back to Southern California. The house was on the market, we got a home in Tustin with a lease option to buy. We painted the inside. The truck arrived with all of our stuff. I enrolled the kids in a preschool not too far from where I would be working. Everything was u...

I don't do well in the passenger seat when my husband is driving. Especially when I'm familiar with the route we are taking. I often think I know better than he does on which direction to take, what lane to be in, the short cuts and even which parking spot puts us near the cart corral and store entrance that I prefer.  Last weekend we did our typical run to Target. I cringed the whole way as he pulled through the front of the entire shopping center. Though I said nothing, inside I was dying and thinking, " if you pull around to the back of the parking lot , we will miss all this foot traffic and get to my favorite parking spot faster". You know, because we are in such a hurry. We weren't in a hurry. I don't know why I want to hurry things along. I just think my way is better.  We did our shopping and got back in the car and wouldn't you know it, went out the same way we came. Cringing again! Had we done it my way, we would have made a clean break ...