Wow
Posted: June 16, 2009 Filed under: 365 Life in the Bogs Challenge, Adventures in art, beginnings, cats, celebrations, family, friends, home, Spring | Tags: Mother-of-the Groom Stories 10 Comments
(033: The Ohio & Erie Canal. Akron, Ohio. Photo © 2009 by Robin)
It’s quiet and the house feels empty, almost an alien feeling after the past few days. I find it hard to believe all the hoopla occurred over the course of only six days. That’s just short of a week. Time is a strange thing. Sometimes it feels like the time has zoomed by. Sometimes it feels like it’s been months since there was a sense of normality about life, the universe and everything.
M is back at work today. The last of our guests (Wayne, Gisela, and Connie) left this morning. Izzy and Bella (the cats), who are a little put off by visitors and changes in routine, are napping. As for me, I can’t quite appreciate the silence just yet. I’m fitting myself back into regular life.
I’ll be keeping fairly busy over the next few days, getting caught up on laundry and putting the house back in order. The garden needs weeded, as does the pond. I had M get out the giant rake for me so I can start on the pond today. It’s a good day for it, sunny and expected to be hot. If I happen to fall into the pond while pulling out weeds, it will probably feel good to cool off.
There’s so much to write about in terms of the wedding and all the people and events surrounding it. I’m not sure where to start. While I think about that, I’ll leave you with a bedtime conversation, edited a bit for personal reasons.
You want to know what my favorite part was?
What was your favorite part?
When we were riding to the church with the kids*.
Why was that your favorite part?
It was like old times, just the four of us together in the car. It will probably be the last time that happens.
Yes, probably.
I was with the three people in the world who I can most be myself with…
(….)
G’night.
G’night.
I love you.
I love you, too.
*”The kids”: Our two sons.
Life in the Bogs 
I love that bedtime conversation. It sums up everything fabulous about companionship and family and stuff.
Just the four of you, what a wonderful special memory.
It reminded me of all the firsts and lasts with my own kids.
Your good night conversation brought a happy tear to my eye.
So happy that all went well. XO
Thanks for the share.
Happy tear here, too. A very telling conversation. Thanks for sharing.
oh that bought tears here
what a sweet verbal exchange
and acknowledgement of a transition point
Oh wow indeed. What a sweet moment and how wise of you to be aware of it.
Thank you everyone. 😀
Those are important times. Sometimes they slip right by us and we don’t realize it until the moment is gone.
I cannot remember the last time the kids and I were alone together. I am thinking it may have been Mother’s Day of 2008. After that, there is always a boyfriend or a girlfriend, or two, along with us.
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I know just how that feels. Thanks, Robin.