pita and I went on a trip home last weekend. and that's what it felt like... going home.
the plane ride there was great. Petra had a blast in her own seat.
we arrived thursday night and enjoyed some shopping, eating, and resting.
friday we saw friends, and family. thai food for dinner and fun with cousins. delightful.
saturday was a birthday bash for cousin ayden and a girls night out for me. so awesome. I love laughing.
what I miss most about living in arizona is sunday dinners with my family.
it's been seven months and I still hate missing it.
this one happened to be close enough to my birthday to qualify as my "birthday dinner."
what a great present!
:: sunday afternoon ::
sarah and elliot
petra eating cake
cousins swinging in the lazy afternoon
owen levitates
i love owen's face in the background.
takin' a break. breathin' easy.
on to the swings. owen makes a great plane.
monday was friends and dinner with the siblings. la grand orange is so delicious.
going home is bittersweet these days. it is a lot of fun, and a lot difficult to leave.
it's strangely fulfilling watching my daughter being loved by other people.
it's a need I never realized until I didn't get to witness it everyday.
it makes my heart warm and swell to see her glowing under all the love she gets
from family, friends.
it almost feels like I am cheating her by taking her away from it all,
although she is still loved while we are far away.
it is just so nice to see.
it's so basic. just instinct. seeing her happy and loved satisfies me.
it is hard to leave it all behind.
plus, I miss them all. I miss the personalities, the faces, the history.
but mostly the ease. it is so easy to be home, be myself.
not to mention.. I am such a sucker for these brothers.
(it must be said that when we were driving into mill creek petra starting saying "home mom? home?" obviously she feels like this is her home, and that makes me happy. also making me happy was the fact that we were greeted by green for days, and nearly 24 hours of heavy rain. ah I just want my cake and to eat it too)
4 comments:
we miss you guys already!
how awesome/nasty are those cords i've picked up wearing again? why did no one tell me the crotch is to my knees?
give pita pie hugs.
looks like a great weekend. i never understood bittersweet until i was an adult. wouldn't it be nice to go back to being a kid for a little while longer, now that we can really appreciate what it is?
i feel ya sister.
i feel ya.
as jason's graduation day grows closer, i am constantly making a pro/con list of staying in san diego.
you basically just listed all the cons for me.
i, too am sad i didn't get to see you, but i kinda feel like i did vicariously through kayleen. weird.
you have two homes now. lucky.
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