On My Own

Well...this is new....

On my own for the week. Girls are at college and seemingly doing well. Husband is off riding his bike from mountains to coast.... and here I am...with the dog, of course.

Thinking tonight this feels kinda weird.

Maybe this is the empty nest everyone speaks about? Sure seems empty tonight.

Hmmm......

Change of Season

Today is the first day of autumn. Where the heck did the summer go? Well, I know where it went....a lot happened...but it doesn't seem like it should be over already. Geesh.

I actually like fall weather and the cool foliage colors. What I don't like is the fewer daylight hours. It has been dark when I leave for work the last couple mornings, and there's not much light after dinner in the evening. I guess I'd never make it in Alaska, eh?

The timing seems ironic as I recently learned that I myself have entered the autumn of my life. Not such a bad thing, really. At least I still have the winter to go after that...

Family Day

Ever since the girls were little, we've done "family days" on a regular basis. Now they are both growed-up and off doing their own things, so we don't have much opportunity to do that any more.

The cool part, though, is that we still can. Maybe they don't happen as often, and maybe they're not as well planned out....but they are still times we spend together.

What I've come to realize is it doesn't matter what we're doing or where we are, but when we have a chance to spend some time hanging out together...that's a "family day." I love it.

These pictures were taken in a Starbucks that used to be a bank. We're hanging in the vault sippin' our Frappucinos...gathered together (and goofing around) for Lenoir-Rhyne's family weekend.

Getting back on the horse...

Gosh! Six months since my last post?! Time sure does fly. I knew I had gotten behind, but....

OK, I'm gonna make a more concerted effort to get back on here.

It's been a crazy, nice, hectic, calm six months.

More details to follow.... :-)