I have been a very bad blogger lately-sorry! I really have no excuse, just hanging out and enjoying life.
We (me, my mom and Collin) are heading to Myrtle Beach this weekend for Guatoberfest. I'm very excited as this is the first time we have gone. Gutoberfest is a gathering of families from all over that have adopted kids from Guatemala. I just found out that there will be over 100 kids under the age of 3 attending. So if you are at the Marriott in Myrtle Beach this weekend-SORRY ABOUT YOUR LUCK!!
I am really looking forward to the trip-except for the drive. Wyatt is not going and my mom doesn't drive so that means I am the only driver. I hate driving long distance! For some reason when I get behind the wheel I automatically get tired. Anyone who knows me, knows that I can't sleep on airplanes or in cars. The only way I can sleep in a car is if I am in the driver's seat. Scary thought when you are responsible for driving 3 people for 11 hours!! Other than that I think it should be a good time.
Today we had an outing with our COFLAC group(Central Ohio Families with Latin American Children. It was at a members farm in Pleasantville. We were a little late getting there but we didn't miss out on all the fun. We arrived just in time for Wyatt to crush the other dads in the sack race-that's a real surprise. I'm not sure that I represented quite as well. I had to play "Poop the Potato". You have to sit in a chair and stick a potato between your legs then run over to the pot and drop it in without using your hands. Then you pick it up and run back to the chair for the next person. My team lost-bad potato poopers!
It was really cute seeing all the little kids do the sack race and even funnier watching the dads! After the games we went on a hay ride. It is funny because so many people think of Ohio as farm country but it was like we were on a field trip to see something we never get to see. Kind of amusing!
When we got back from the hayride we had a wiener roast. It was the perfect October outing. Of course, Collin wore his cowboy hat almost the whole time. For once it was appropriate attire!! Due to his love of the cowboy hat, it was not difficult to decide what he would be for Halloween this year.
We were running late to the outing because mom and dad got a night out last night!! We took full advantage of the fact that Collin spent the night with Nana and Pop. We haven't really been out since Collin has been here. Life is very different, but I wouldn't change it for anything. It was really nice to see some friends that we haven't seen for a long time and to cut loose a little bit! I will have to say the Wilson's are not the party animals they used to be but I am proud to say we closed that party down just like the old days!! Okay, not exactly like the old days (thank goodness)but close enough.
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Guatoberfest Cruise 2009
My soapbox about the Advent Conspiracy
I came across this video on another blog. I have to admit I only looked at it for entertainment value. I assumed with a title like that, it had to be some wacko conspiracy theory and who doesn't need a good laugh. Suprisingly enough it really touched me and made me think. It didn't grab my interest because of it's religious value, because that's not really my thing. I am not the type of person that flaunts religion or believes in pushing your beliefs onto others. It touched me because of it's human value and because it shows me how quickly I forget.
When we were in Guatemala it was truly a life changing experience for a myriad of reasons, only one of which was bringing home a baby! We saw poverty that we could never imagine in this country. I remember thinking when I was there that despite all of the stress of the situation, I was more at peace than I had ever felt in my life. Among other things, there was no pressure to have more...there was nothing to have. People just lived their lives. Families worked together, lived together in cramped housing-if they had a roof over their heads at all-and they were happy! We were forced to enjoy eachother without our "creature comforts" and I loved it. I now remember hoping that once we got home, I would never lose that idea that we don't really need much at all. I realized our society makes us think we need more but we really don't. And after watching the video it makes me realize that I have failed miserably.
I had made up my mind that in order to honor my new found attitude and our sons heritage, we would sponsor a Guatemalan family every year so that they could have food and heat and their children could go to school-things we take for granted on a daily basis. For some reason I can never seem to find the money to do that- BUT- I can find the money to buy coffee every day, sometimes several times a day, Collin will see a room full of gifts on Christmas morning, I can go out to eat, I can do whatever I want for the most part. My priorities have gone right back to where they were before I experienced Guatemala and it makes me sad. That is the reason that I am posting the video in a permenant spot on the blog, so that I am constantly reminded, not only during Christmas but all year to give PRESENCE to my friends and family not PRESENTS and to give back to something that I feel very strongly about. I don't write this to push Guatemalan charity or any charity but to encourage anyone reading this to slow down and take a look at your life and see what means the most to you and see where it takes you.
When we were in Guatemala it was truly a life changing experience for a myriad of reasons, only one of which was bringing home a baby! We saw poverty that we could never imagine in this country. I remember thinking when I was there that despite all of the stress of the situation, I was more at peace than I had ever felt in my life. Among other things, there was no pressure to have more...there was nothing to have. People just lived their lives. Families worked together, lived together in cramped housing-if they had a roof over their heads at all-and they were happy! We were forced to enjoy eachother without our "creature comforts" and I loved it. I now remember hoping that once we got home, I would never lose that idea that we don't really need much at all. I realized our society makes us think we need more but we really don't. And after watching the video it makes me realize that I have failed miserably.
I had made up my mind that in order to honor my new found attitude and our sons heritage, we would sponsor a Guatemalan family every year so that they could have food and heat and their children could go to school-things we take for granted on a daily basis. For some reason I can never seem to find the money to do that- BUT- I can find the money to buy coffee every day, sometimes several times a day, Collin will see a room full of gifts on Christmas morning, I can go out to eat, I can do whatever I want for the most part. My priorities have gone right back to where they were before I experienced Guatemala and it makes me sad. That is the reason that I am posting the video in a permenant spot on the blog, so that I am constantly reminded, not only during Christmas but all year to give PRESENCE to my friends and family not PRESENTS and to give back to something that I feel very strongly about. I don't write this to push Guatemalan charity or any charity but to encourage anyone reading this to slow down and take a look at your life and see what means the most to you and see where it takes you.
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