Despite everything, I was thinking the other day about how glad I was that things have happened as they have.
I would hate to have spent the rest of my life wondering what could have been and thinking of you as the one who got away.
I love you Derek Marshall Dukes. ♥
Our 2 eldest children have returned from their two-week stint in Colorado. My (technically future) in-laws are here this weekend to facilitate a visit between my (future) step-son (they drove him the whole way down) so they could see (and cuddle) our youngest.
The house is filled to capacity, but *this* is what makes our house feel like home. At least, for now.
I’m looking forward to moving to Austin by the end of the year. I think we all are. When I think about all of the huge changes that have occurred in the last few months, I fully believe that we are making all of the right decisions.
Thank you universe. Thank you.
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My eldest 2 children will be boarding a plane in just a few hours to visit their father for 2 weeks. Let the record show that I am uncomfortable. They’re flying as unaccompanied minors, which to them is no big deal seeing as how they both flew unaccompanied from England to San Antonio and back again only a few summers ago (my daughter being 9 and my son having just turned 7). As a mother though, it’s terrifying. I have so many “what if” scenarios running through my mind that it’s absurd to think I’m going to have even a little bit of restful sleep.
I will only say that I want to write about how a Hemingway quote is helping me cope, and tomorrow once I know that they have safely landed I will write about it. In the interim though, I just want them to make it there in one piece.
You hear that universe? Please don’t let me down.
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