Snow Days

Remember when snow days were fun? When the mere mention of the word made you dance with joy and anticipation for a day off from school?

I remember my dad going out to make sure our sledding path was clear of big branches before a predicted snow storm.
I remember the anxious feeling of watching the school closing list scroll across the bottom of the TV screen.
I remember fun-filled snow days - sledding, building snow men, and making snow angels - and then going inside for hot chocolate by the fire.

And now?

Now snow is an inconvenience, a hassle, something I'd rather not deal with (hence why I moved farther south!). This evening, I trudged through the wet, slippery, still-falling snow. Fighting to stay upright, to keep my umbrella up, to not step in large, dirty puddles of half-melted snow. I arrived at my corporate apartment feeling cranky, wet, and miserable. And it makes me sad.

Sad that something that once brought me so much joy now brings misery. Sad to have lost that childhood sense of wonder and fun that came along with snow days.

And I wonder....what else have I lost along the way?

Politics (and peaches!)

Now that I'm back in Washington DC part-time, I find myself being more interested in politics. Sometimes when I'm working long hours I feel like I'm in a bubble and have absolutely no idea what's going on in the world. But being in DC inspires me to at least try to keep up with news and politics. I watched the State of the Union address tonight. Overall, I thought it was a good speech. Political ideas have a way of sounding great in speeches and then being very difficult to actually implement. We'll see what happens. ok, enough politics - on to peaches :)

This past weekend, we had a session with a professional photographer. We haven't had professional pictures taken since our wedding, more than 5 years ago. Last summer, I bought a Groupon for a portrait session and finally was able to use it this past weekend. I'll post a few good ones when I figure out how!! In the meantime, for anyone in the Atlanta area, check out http://www.sarahesther.com/. Sarah is super-sweet, really energetic, and takes wonderful pictures! Hope everyone is having a wonderful week so far!

Well, Hello There!

It's been quite a while, hasn't it? Life threw me a huge curve ball a few months ago in the form of an out of town work project. For the past three months, I've been traveling to Washington DC (the irony) every week for work. In short, it's terrible. It's been difficult to juggle home, husband, friends, family, the holidays, etc. all while being away from home every week. The home that we just finished and moved back into.....life can be so unfair. It's tough, as I'm sure everyone has experienced, to keep the faith that things will get better. Sometimes I feel as if I've been dealt more than my fair share of trying times. But then, I take an honest look around - at the struggles of others, at the unfairness that seems to grip entire countries, and the horrible events that appear on the daily news, and I realize that I'm being rather self-indulgent and spoiled.
And so.....I'm back. Again. Back to share bits of my life, to connect with friends, and to learn from this crazy adventure called life.