My dearest readers; let me begin by apologizing for not having a post written last week. Not that it's an excuse but I am still on vacation and I honestly lost track of what day it was (even though my parents and I went to church last Sunday AM, by the time evening rolled around I forgot to write) and it didn't even hit me until Mom told me on Monday morning that she logged on and there was nothing new for her to read.... That being said, this post is going to be on the short side since I have to be up pretty early in the AM to catch a flight. I procrastinated in packing today so I honestly just finished and I hear my parent's coo-coo clock chiming midnight (so technically this post is being hastily written very early Monday AM).
I really did have a lovely vacation (except for when the plague struck but more on that in a moment). Of course, I wish that I would have had the opportunity to spend more time with some of my family members or gotten in touch with old friends, alas, life's hustle and bustle kept that from happening. I know that I could've made more of an effort but I enjoyed the times I had and I have the opportunity to hang onto those memories as I head back to my apartment and I truly hope that I am not taking the plague back too... As you may or may not remember, right before I headed here I went to the doctor and was placed on antibiotics. Now as I'm leaving, the stomach bug (a.k.a. "the plague") has struck several family members and I pray it doesn't hit me at 30,000 feet...
Maybe in an effort to help keep that at bay, I should stop typing for tonight since I have my travel day tomorrow wich will start very early (and I already don't handle "goodbyes" well...). If I get the opportunity, I may write more tomorrow or later in the week since I still have another week until I go back to work. May you have a wonderful week my dear readers!
Sunday, December 28, 2014
Sunday, December 14, 2014
Crazy auntie
Well, I finally am starting to feel close to human again after a full night of sleep; I worked for about six hours on Friday, went back to my apartment and then headed to the airport for my 15 hours of travel. I don't know what happened but I made it through all of the legs of my trip without any issues (which is pretty much a first for me...) so I'm not entirely sure what perils await me on my return trip... The only thing that happened was the first plane was a little late (because it was late to the airport before mine) and we missed our "magic window" for takeoff and we had to wait just under a half hour on the tarmac (no biggie for me since I was in an exit row and didn't have a seat mate). I only got about 2 hours of sleep between the different planes so I was definitely ready for a night of sleep.
After the long overdue night of sleep, we went to church this AM and the sermon presented an interesting perspective on the "crazy uncle/aunt" that we all have in our families (and if you can't think of who that is, you might be that person). One of the things the pastor was pointing out is being that "crazy relative" doesn't have to be a bad thing - we actually want people who don't just see things as black and white but see the possibilities that are available. My dad commented to the pastor at the end of the service that not only are he and my mom a crazy uncle/aunt but they raised them as well. I have to say that I'll happily admit to being one of those crazy aunts. (You may be wondering where the connection to this and a sermon; he connected the "crazy uncle/aunt" to how John the Baptist may have been viewed.)
I encourage my three nephews (and all of the children I work with) that looking at the world in different ways is not necessarily a bad thing! There are times that I think it would be better if more people were just a little bit crazy and learned to look at the world in new/different ways. I'm not saying there aren't times where things do need to be black or white but there are times where adding a new perspective to life. Adding a new perspective to life wouldn't be a bad thing.
Well, my dear readers, tomorrow is going to start very early and this crazy auntie has the opportunity to see at least two of my three nephews if not all three... Take the opportunity to be crazy... =)
After the long overdue night of sleep, we went to church this AM and the sermon presented an interesting perspective on the "crazy uncle/aunt" that we all have in our families (and if you can't think of who that is, you might be that person). One of the things the pastor was pointing out is being that "crazy relative" doesn't have to be a bad thing - we actually want people who don't just see things as black and white but see the possibilities that are available. My dad commented to the pastor at the end of the service that not only are he and my mom a crazy uncle/aunt but they raised them as well. I have to say that I'll happily admit to being one of those crazy aunts. (You may be wondering where the connection to this and a sermon; he connected the "crazy uncle/aunt" to how John the Baptist may have been viewed.)
I encourage my three nephews (and all of the children I work with) that looking at the world in different ways is not necessarily a bad thing! There are times that I think it would be better if more people were just a little bit crazy and learned to look at the world in new/different ways. I'm not saying there aren't times where things do need to be black or white but there are times where adding a new perspective to life. Adding a new perspective to life wouldn't be a bad thing.
Well, my dear readers, tomorrow is going to start very early and this crazy auntie has the opportunity to see at least two of my three nephews if not all three... Take the opportunity to be crazy... =)
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