I am writing amongst piles of papers - ideas, thoughts, and projects. Some work related, some not. It is hard for me to focus today as I want to tackle everything at once. And, I know that is not possible so I decide to express myself here in hopes of getting clarity and direction.
The leaves are turning beautiful shades of red, orange and yellow around Park City. Snow is in the forecast this weekend and we are expecting the temperatures to drop 20 degrees. We decided not to brave the elements tomorrow as we had planned a family camping trip. Why is it that something we enjoy doing so much, gets so little priority? I just can't beleive that we have only camped once this year. And, unfortunately, our weekends are taken up for the next four weeks, so unless we get a warm fall, it looks like we will have to wait until next year. A new year to make new decisions.
We had a wonderful vacation back east visiting family and friends. Our travels took us to Boston, Maine, Block Island, New York and New Jersey.
- In Maine, Riley and I had the privelege of being alone together - amongtst nature's elements - feeding ducks, swimming in the lake, taking naps in the hammock and simply being. Then Sue Sue (my mom) came to visit. She arrived at 1am in the morning on the very first night and we talked until 4am. The processing continued for a couple of delicious days - stimulating our minds and our hearts. How grateful I am to have this connection with her. Then Chris and Barbara came and we spent another 5 days just chilling and being together - eating lobster, having Pine Tree frosty's (ice cream), jumping off the dock, and taking a bog run (accross the lake to look for moose in our boat). I cherished this time and it warmed my heart to see how happy Riley made Chris and how much they both enjoyed being with him.
- We then were off to Boston to pick up daddy and we literally just made the Block Island Ferry, being the last ones to board. We spent the weekend with our friend's Melissa and Sands Payne and their two boys, Zach and Dylan. They shared their beautiful home with us and the boys went crabbing and played at the beach. We had an incredible all you can eat lobster dinner, traditional Sands style, that practically put me right into heaven. I think I ate 4 lobsters (my favorite food in case you did not know). Ri and Dylan sparred a few times but all in all everyone got a long and Riley had a blast riding the ATV and the mini-cars.
- From Block Island we drove down to New York where we stayed and visited my dad (Poppa) and Phyllis. We had never really spent any quality time there during the summer and it was to our delight how awesome it was. Riley had a blast swimming in the pool and literally swam all the way across by himself. Chris and Barbara drove down from Boston to be with us again and we had the opportunity to see Great Grandma Puff and Great Grandma Barta. Phyllis outdid herself as usual with food and making us all feel like it was our home. It was the best visit to New York we had ever had.
- Last stop was Long Beach Island where we visited Kristian's family, Maureen and John (Nanny and Poppy Jack), uncle John, aunt JoAnn, cousin Andrew and uncle Scott. Their new beach home is georgous, comfortable and so inviting. Andrew and Riley hit it off and they connected as if they knew they were family. The King family and Jonathan and his girlfriend came to visit us for the day. The weather was beautiful and we baked in the sun, built sandcastles, and devoured a delicous dinner.
Signing out to focus...
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