As his birthday approaches, we are not financially able at this time to give him a blowout birthday bash or take him to Disney World like we hoped but the everyday love, kisses, time spent together trumps all the material things we can dream of or buy for him. Of course, we are still going to take him to Disney World maybe before the year is over but it will be more of a family vacation. He will get to meet his cousins. He has a lot! LOL! and that is only in Florida. I need to make a family tree for him. I was telling Paul, how funny it would be to print off my FB family list and put it in his baby book or box, since it is the way of the times these days haha!
Our house is still on the market and we had a few hopefuls but nothing solid but we are just going to roll with it and if we stay here, that is fine too. We just want to be able to have the means to lead a balanced life as in working to live and not living to work. I went back to work but the money was not worth it for the time away from my son and hubby. I am keeping my options opened for a different position in the same MT field but for now we are making the sacrifice and it is worth it. I would rather not go out to eat or have the money for mindless shopping and spend the evenings with my boys. It has been tough, I'm not going to lie but it makes the little things more spectacular. One might think we put on about our lives but what you see is what we are, no pretense. Who are we trying to impress? No one :) The best part of life is living it without having to try too hard and just do it, period.
I still long for the day Nicholas gets to walk on the same beaches I went to growing up and for him to savor the dishes and feel the breezes of my childhood but I will be patient and know that in time, it will all come to be :) For now, there are other ways to introduce him to it and the people I love and call family.
I thank you for accompanying me on this journey I call my life... Have a blessed day!
