Packing

Joe Mathieu illustration 

When we began to plan our trip, we assumed it would fit in after one family moving -

and then barely in between another family's visit and yet another having a baby.

Adding work related schedules, it did not look too promising . . .

 then we decided there may never be a good time and booked anyways!

Now we are heading to the airport one week before our kids leave for Indonesia.

And do you know what? 

I'm good with it . . .

 maybe it's a blessing in disguise just to see our lives continue

and not to focus on the goodbye . . .

as I have for far too long now.

So I've worked at making the best of our times together these past weeks . . .

and now I'm packing with a skip in my being.

Dresses and skirts for dinners

linen and cotton pants

white, khaki and jean walking shorts
t-shirts and pretty tops

dress shoes and walking shoes 

accessories to tie things together

his suit

his other clothes

new passports

They say that where we are going 

we'll fall in love all over again.

This is a good time.