Adventure

Adventure...  its everywhere!  My sweet girls took flight Sunday to the sunny beaches of Coronado Island.  I am keeping up via I phone photos.  Its gorgeous.  I so want my toes in that sand!  So I dream a little dream...  in the meantime, which is Now....  I am defining my time here in the "norm" as an adventure of its own.  I am getting to do things that are quite rare in these parts!  Yes, adventure can be found right in your own backyard, or living room if you choose.  Last night, I did something my dad always liked to do.  I would run up to him while he lounged on the couch and say, "What are you doing?"  He'd say, "Just sittin'...  just sittin' and thinkin'..."  Well, I'm sure most times he did this amongst the noise of my three siblings, myself, and various neighborhood children running in and out.  So, here I find myself in a quiet house...  sittin' and thinkin'...  I like to call it pondering.  I can have a thought and finish it thru!  I like hanging out with myself.  Everyone knows I love loud music.  Last night I enjoyed a bit of quiet and then did an impromptu workout to Avril Lavigne and Amy Winehouse.  They're my angry girls.  I wasn't angry, but let all the stress in my muscles out before a hot bath.  There was no pitter patter of little people feet running in to interrupt my zone with the multitude of "Mommy...." questions.  While I so miss those, I am engaging in adventure of me-time.  Oh, so rare and so awesome. Thank you, Aunt Tina and Uncle Dave for the adventure of a lifetime for the girls, and for me to kick off the summer with a strong, sound mind, ready to take on my annual role of "Entertainer of the Year."  The girls and I will have many adventures this summer, some right here on the rug dancing like loons, some out in nature, but mostly in our hearts, where it counts. I am so thankful for this time to ponder, and very quickly realize my very charmed existence.