Weekend Getaway (of sorts)

Last weekend SB and I traveled six hours in the same car as my parents to spend two days with our extended family. We even slept on an air mattress in the same room as my parents. While this lack of privacy may have at first sounded unpleasant for two home-bodied introverts like ourselves, the weekend proved powerfully fun. 

• We sat up every night, four generations of our family, chatting about a very wide variety of topics and often laughing hysterically. This was quality time in the truest sense of the word.

• We sat by the water and took in a beautiful sunset (again, four generations together!)

• We ate indulgently at a pot luck of home-cooked dishes.

• We delighted in and stared at our youngest relative, my niece, only three months old.

• We ate saltwater taffy and ice cream and drank local brews.

• We had abundant time to read for fun.

• We did not use a computer once!

Ramblings/Learnings

Every day a new learning experience. I love my shell but don't want to miss a minute with family and also friends. A family and a friend reunion scheduled for the same weekend...makes me wish that I could be in two places at once. Time back on the West Bank makes me long for Minneapolis living, too. So many wishes for the past, and so many for the future. I am so excited for more aunthood with a little lady running around. I can't wait for a dog and a bigger apartment. For dinners out without worrying about the tab. I am well-aware that a job won't make everything possible, but I look forward to having a bit more income with which to make ends meet and also take a mini vacation some time. And for spoiling my niece and SB.