As I was driving all over Orange County yesterday life hit
me. I stopped at Starbucks for a quick
pick me up on the way to get my much overdue haircut. I had an appointment back in August
(beginning to be exact) and ended up having to cancel. It is now beginning of October & my hair
finally had a date with the scissors. As
I drove out of the parking lot with coffee in hand & a deep breath, I
mumbled to myself I will be glad when life slows down a bit and we can get back
to normal. Normal? What exactly is normal? For us it is where we get to enjoy more home
cooked meals at home and that is something I am missing dearly. My house usually doesn’t see dirtiness or
piles of stuff as often as it has the last couple of months. I am OCD people I just function better with
routines, schedules & neatness. But,
for now this is our normal – running around to meetings, looking at a tape
measure more than I have in a lifetime, talking to people for endless hours on
the phone (not easy for a non-phone person), pushing plans with friends off, on
the go meals, etc. It is a normal I will
gladly accept and have fully come to embrace being that the light at the end of
the tunnel is what I am helping to build – our home. The place where we can create a “new” normal
and look back and see that we gained a little more knowledge than we had before
all of this.
I have lots of planning going on and some that will be
revealed soon. I got to stand on our 2nd
floor & fully appreciate what is being built. The pictures do not even come close to giving
the view justice. I am seeing things
come alive. I love knowing that the
house we will be living in I know it in its entirety, deep down to its bare
bones.
I wrote the above last Thursday (10/4/12). This shows you I am behind L
Now we are constantly chanting “RAIN RAIN GO AWAY”! It has been raining so much that we are a
little behind on the house. They are
able to work a little but not much.
I have been running around like crazy. Mom took a little tumble & fell the other
night. I’ve had full marathon days and I
won’t lie I am exhausted. Through the
fire & this recent drama has brought some special people into our
lives. There is some common ground that
we stand on together. But, when I say
how thankful I am to have had them enter into our lives I just don’t think it
would give the circumstance justice. Anna & Joe if you read this - we love you and can't even begin to say thank you enough. If anyone close by Cornwall....go check out Annarellas on the Green!!
Some of my friendships have taken a back seat & for that
I am so terribly sorry. My friends are
very special & important to me. I
know I can call upon each one & without fail you’d be there. I thank you for having patience with me. I assure you we are going to have one big
party to celebrate the new house and new beginnings!!
I have so much to do this afternoon, but I promise to be
back soon with updated pictures....looks so much different!
Much love, peace & happiness!!
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