It has been over 20 days since I've blogged.
Ugh.
That's not like me!...and there's a little part of me that feels like I'm drowning because of it.
Ugh.
That's not like me!...and there's a little part of me that feels like I'm drowning because of it.
Drowning in a sea of everything that means the most to me - life is going on all around me and I'm scared of forgetting it, scared of losing it.
Sound strange?
I'm sure it does.
I'm sure it does.
But without me making it a priority to set aside time to sit down and blog, I feel like I lose my perspective on what matters most in life. This blog helps me to not take for granted the little things and to be thankful in all things. And it helps me to never forget...to never forget the things that I want to hold onto for...ever. I want to remember how we felt on Mason's first day of preschool, I want to remember how we felt when Makayla lost her first tooth, I want to remember how we felt when Mia joined our family...
I want to remember all those conversations with my babies - the conversations that make me laugh so hard my lips turn numb, or the conversations that tug at my heart so much so that it brings tears to my eyes.
When I can't (or when I don't) document these moments in time - the milestones, the pictures, the conversations - our every day life, I feel like I'm drowning. I feel lost.
I want to remember all those conversations with my babies - the conversations that make me laugh so hard my lips turn numb, or the conversations that tug at my heart so much so that it brings tears to my eyes.
When I can't (or when I don't) document these moments in time - the milestones, the pictures, the conversations - our every day life, I feel like I'm drowning. I feel lost.
Could I work on that? Could I work on not feeling that way if I didn't blog?
Of course.
Of course.
Do I want to?
I don't think so.
The reward of this blog is too great to give up.
I don't think so.
The reward of this blog is too great to give up.
What I, and my family, will be able to hold in our hands years down the road is not something I am willing to bring to an end quite yet.
So, with that being said, what's been going on for the past 20 days?
BOXES
BOXES
and
BIRTHDAYS!
BIRTHDAYS!
In the midst of selling our home and buying a new one...
we've been surrounding ourselves with boxes...
and empty shelves...
We've spent the last couple of weeks packing -
Packing up our lives and packing up what's been our home for the last 10 years.
Packing up our lives and packing up what's been our home for the last 10 years.
(more on this topic to come in the following weeks)
And in between the days of packing, we've celebrated a few birthdays!
Makayla turned SIX!
Grandma Curry turned SIXTY!
and Mason turned FOUR!
I've said it before and I'll say it again - I don't feel like having or not having birthday parties makes the day any more or less special.
The day is what you make it!
Makayla's birthday was a day for her! We celebrated her turning SIX years old!
She started her day out with us singing "Happy Birthday" to her over cinnamon rolls,
She started her day out with us singing "Happy Birthday" to her over cinnamon rolls,
and ended her day with us singing "Happy Birthday" to her over ice cream cake at Grandma and Grandpa Allen's.
In between, she celebrated with her friends at school with cookies and kool-aid.
We let her pick where she wanted to have her birthday dinner and she chose Olive Garden with Grandma and Grandpa Curry (good choice, baby girl!). She ate all of her ravioli and the waiter delivered her a special dessert.
Between cinnamon rolls, ice cream cake, dessert at Olive Garden, goodies at school, and opening presents, she had a pretty great day!
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In between, she celebrated with her friends at school with cookies and kool-aid.
We let her pick where she wanted to have her birthday dinner and she chose Olive Garden with Grandma and Grandpa Curry (good choice, baby girl!). She ate all of her ravioli and the waiter delivered her a special dessert.
Between cinnamon rolls, ice cream cake, dessert at Olive Garden, goodies at school, and opening presents, she had a pretty great day!
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Grandma Curry turned 60 years old and we celebrated her birthday with a wiener roast with family and friends.
I put together a very special gift for grandma that included all of her grand kids (minus gage and reagyn) - "60 Reasons Why We Love Grandma". It's a gift that came from the heart that she will cherish forever.
I put together a very special gift for grandma that included all of her grand kids (minus gage and reagyn) - "60 Reasons Why We Love Grandma". It's a gift that came from the heart that she will cherish forever.
60 little tickets with messages of love and appreciation, tucked away in a jar with the hymn "Count Your Blessings" wrapped around the treasure.
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Mason's birthday was a day for HIM! We celebrated him turning FOUR years old!
His day started out with breakfast at Hardees (his choice) and ended with us singing "Happy Birthday" to him over cake with the grandparents.
In between, he celebrated with his friends at school with Spider Man fruit snacks and kool-aid.
We let him pick where he wanted to have his birthday dinner and he chose McDonalds (big deal to him because surprisingly it's not a place we go to too often)
Between breakfast at Hardees, treats with his friends at school, dinner at McDonalds, cake, and presents, he had a pretty great day!
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life is good
life is good
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