Sunday

For as long as I can remember Sunday has always been a melancholy day for me. I did not grow up living down the street from my grandparents or any relatives for that matter. Therefore, weekends were for visits either by them to our house or a road-trip to Georgia. Though our family wasn't 1000s of miles away seeing them was not a spur of the moment thing. Sunday has always been the day to leave. Now that I am grown, Sunday has become an alone day and once again the day to leave. When Allison comes home from college she has to leave on Sunday afternoon to get back to school. Ashley is usually doing her thing and Chris is almost always on the road. Hence...Sunday is a very lonely day. But the silver lining is that Chris and the girls always come home. That is something that warms my heart and makes me very happy!!

Insomnia...

Why are my eyes open!?! I am completely exhausted but my thoughts are not. I'm not exactly sure why my brain is in over-drive tonight. Ehh...it happens sometimes. 

The weekend was wonderful. My dad's birthday was Friday. The girls and I took him to dinner. I absolutely love his sense of humor. He has always been a bit of a prankster and possesses a dry but witty personality. He is not a talker but when he does he says the funniest stuff. So, at the restaurant I tell our waiter that it's my dad's birthday. At the end of our meal the waiter comes to our table and asks my dad his name and then asks him how old he is. Without hesitation my dad answers "I'm 30 today." The waiter looks at all of us and then looks at my dad with confusion on his face and asked my dad a second time how old he is. And for a second time without missing a beat my dad said "I'm 30."  Hilarious!! 

Saturday was a busy day full of vet visits, errands and Alabama football. Vet visits went well, errands were conquered and Bama won! It was a good day. UGH, it is now 4:47am on Monday morning. Thank goodness Columbus Day is a firm holiday or it would be a really long work day. 

Maybe I'm still awake because I'm excited! My sweet boy is on his way home! YAY!!

Dixie Dreamin'

So I'm driving home from work today, listening to my Ipod and pondering all the problems with the world. Thinking about today, tomorrow and yesterday all at once.  Then, a song came on that simply made me forget about all of that. At the very moment I realized what I was hearing all I could do was smile. For a brief five minutes, I was simply thankful for my simple Southern upbringing and life. Good family, good friends, wonderful times making wonderful memories. For that five minutes, I did not think about what a mess the world has become, worry about the future of my children, family and friends or stress about healthcare and politics. For that five minutes, all I thought about was warm summer nights, fireflies, laying in the cool grass looking at a clear sky, bright stars and a full moon, walking barefoot, riding in a pickup with the windows down and swinging on a tire swing. At the end of that five minutes, the world wasn't so important anymore and my perspective was more positive. Worry about the things I can change and let the rest go. God has a plan. He is in charge so no need to worry. In that moment,  I realized that life can be as simple as I choose.

With all of that being said, thank you to the Southern Boys Band for a song that allowed me, if only for a few minutes, to lose myself.  https://soundcloud.com/the-southern-boys-band/dixie-dreaming