Wednesday, February 17, 2010

The perfect ending to a great long weekend!

Wyatt and I were off for about 11 days. I had been super busy at work the last month or so and I was really feeling stressed about not having any time with Collin. Of course, the fact that we were taking an "adult" ski trip to Vermont with some friends didn't really help the situation either. Quite frankly, I seriously considered backing out and spending the time off at home. But, I knew I would never hear the end of it if I didn't go so I sucked it up and went.




Collin got to have his first overnight with his Grandma Patsy which made me a nervous wreck of course-not that she's not capable-but because it was something new for him and I was going to be 12+ hours away if something happened. Then he went to my parents house for the remainder of the time.

The guilt was killing me! What kind of horrible mother works for days on end only seeing her son for a few minutes a day if at all and then leaves him and goes out of town to party?? I guess I do?!?! The trip ended up being extremely relaxing and enjoyable. I got to catch up with friends that I don't get to see as often anymore, spend some quality time with the hubby and a little quality alone time with myself-which I guess I really needed!!




For 3 days I got to wake up to a quiet house, get ready at my leisure, sit in the tub and drink Mimosas, go to the spa, read and shop with no schedule and no obligations. It was fabulous! Everyone came back to the house around 4pm and we started our evening festivities!

I came back home feeling refreshed and relaxed and still had 5 days off to spend with Collin. We had a great weekend at home relaxing as a family. We got lots and lots of snow-actually more than they had in Vermont!! I think we are at about 2 feet now!! I haven't seen this much snow for a long, long time!

On our trip we talked a lot about teaching Collin to ski and snowboard next year. Of course, you hope your kids will enjoy the same things that you do so that you can take family trips and do things together that are fun. I feel so lucky to be able to offer Collin these type of opportunities. Wyatt and I don't come from families that took ski trips or annual vacations. Our parents were too busy working their butts off to keep their family in food, shelter and clothing-which we of course appreciate greatly!!




It was really nice to be "snowed in" and get to spend some quality time together! The snow is so beautiful and we have the perfect sledding spot that not too many people know about so we decided to bundle up and hit the hill!!




This was Collin's first time sledding and he loved it! I was shocked! He went down with us a couple of times then decided he wanted to go all by himself! I thought for sure it would scare him to death but no!! The kid is a little dare devil just like his father!!




Wyatt was joking around trying to stand on the sled while he went down the hill so of course Collin had to try it. It was hilarious and I know he made his daddy really proud!




Usually after a few days at home I am ready to go back to work but this time was different. I wasn't dreading it but I sure would have loved to a couple more days and a couple more runs down that hill!!


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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.

Advent Conspiracy