I Can't Wait...

Hey everyone!  Hope you do not think I have fallen off the face of the earth or run out of things to talk about.  Neither of those things could ever happen, you know.

So what have you been up to?  April was just cra-cra around here.  First, trying to get ready for that beautiful thing we call Spring break, then having Spring break, then spending a week recovering/trying to get back into a routine after Spring break.  Then it was my youngest daughter's birthday.  And then it was my oldest daughter's birthday.  And oh yeah, we have been doing this little project called screening in our back porch.  Cra-Cra.

For those of you who did something wonderful for Spring break or went somewhere...I am super jealous.  For the second year in a row, we have had "a working Spring break".  Last year, we re-did our front porch.  It was tons of work but it turned out exactly like I wanted it to.  And at the end of break I could smile and say "Cheers" on my front porch.  That was finished.  And wonderful.  This Spring break we were working on screening in the back porch.  I thought we were almost done.  Um, yeah.  About that.  My vision of sitting on the back porch and saying "Cheers" at the end of the week disappeared slowly before my bleary eyes.  And while it is turning out way more expensive, I mean, fabulous, than I had anticipated, I am at the point where...I JUST WANT IT DONE.  I want to enjoy it.  I have planned my first meal to have on it.  I know the first song I will play for the christening.  I have all the decorations.  I have furniture.  I have dishes.  We are SO close but yet, so far away.  Most days, I feel like we are never going to be finished.  And I find myself saying "I can't wait until it's done."  I might even throw some curse words in there.

Just to be clear, here's me on Spring Break.

That's my I'm having fun face.

And....now you can see the color of the stain we chose!

How often do we wish our lives away saying I can't wait until..."vacation", "Spring", or the ever popular "Friday".  It is so easy to wish our lives away trying to get to something that we know we will enjoy.  When what we should be doing is enjoying every day.  I try very hard not to wish my life away.  This time of year it is especially difficult because it is only 6 weeks until summer vacation.  And I'm a teacher, in case you didn't know.  So I am really tempted to say, about 20 times a day, "I can't wait until summer".

But think about the times life has put you in a situation where the whole world shatters and you would give anything to have back one day.  We may want something to be over or past but we always must remember to live in the present. Because none of us know how much time we have. And believe me when I say, each day is a gift.

We have a tradition of looking at the girls baby books on their bday and we even watch a video or two.  Seeing them so little always makes my heart ache and wonder...where does the time go?  Life zooms by at break neck speed without us wishing it away.  Be in the present.  Love every minute of every day and every blessing you have.  And that thing you can't wait to get here?  It'll come.  But remember life is not about a destination, it's about a journey.

Some day real soon, I am going to have some fabulous back porch pictures for ya'll!

Enjoy the moment!
K