one last hurrah

tonight is a happy/sad night in our home

happy because tomorrow we are all going back to things we love...

daycare

friendships

classrooms

co-workers

students

routines

sad because we're saying good-bye to a sweet, sweet summer

but we couldn't close the book on summer 2013 without one last hurrah

so we packed our snacks and swimsuits and hit the beach just down the road

nothing too special....

but nothing too ordinary, either

the lake was glittering like a million diamonds as the sun made its way down toward the horizon

 

and i had one of those moments when you step back and take a look at your life

it left me thinking lots of things...but mostly that i couldn't have written a better script

thank goodness i'm not in control, because if i was, i know i wouldn't have planned it this way

married to a teacher

living in rural-ish minesota

with three little ladies

if you would have asked me 10 years ago if this was the dream, i would have given you a whole different version of what i wanted my life to look like

but on our last night of summer, i am convinced that two teachers being married to each other is probably one of the most brilliant ideas in the world

and this place...these kids....

well, it isn't perfect

but it IS wonderful

thank you, Lord...i'll say it a million times and it still won't be enough

thank you that you are so committed to giving me your best

tonight marks the end of summer

the end of my maternity leave

the end of sparkle sleeping in our room

the end of a whole lot of togetherness

as i lay baby cakes down in her room upstairs, i'm having one of those happy/sad moments when everything is  so, so good

and it is all happening way too fast

ahhhhhh....it was a sweet summer

but all good things must come to an end

if only for the purpose of starting NEW good things

like loving new groups of kids

sleeping through the night (fingers crossed!)

and returning to playmates

on that note, i'll stop myself

enough reflecting for one night

my alarm is set for a stunningly early hour

and there's no guarantee that i won't be up a couple times in between now and then

but i'm not complaining :)

g'night and happy end of summer