I have bi-weekly classes for my leadership academy. I am thankful they are not more frequent solely because of the amount of creativity required to be awesome.
October... Can you believe it? Freaking October already. Hell, we are a whole week in as of today. I still need to put together our costumes for Halloween. At least I know what we are doing for the costumes and I even have all the supplies. I also know what I am doing for Collin's birthday cake. Always a key event in October.
Three years ago today Collin and I were in Omaha meeting his little sister, her (now) fiance and their adorable son. It's mind boggling how it seems like it has been so much longer than three years, but feels like it wasn't that long ago. Time has begun to flow in strange currents.
Next summer we will be making the road trip out again, but this time we will have our tiny human in tow. I can't wait.
Two nights before we reached Nebraska eastern Wyoming and western Nebraska had just experienced their first snow of the season. Crazy to think of as an Oregonian, especially when this fall has been so mild and gorgeous. When we reached that part of the state it was in the mid-twenties and snow covered the landscape. It was breath taking.
The next morning dawned a frigid 17 degrees in Cheyenne, but nonetheless we made our way through Cheyenne and on towards Omaha.This was an amazing trip for so many reasons, but the main reason was Collin meeting his little sister, who until five years ago we had no idea even existed.
After breakfast it was only an hour or so to the state line.
I think that first night in Omaha will always be a strong memory for us. I wish the miles between us were seconds instead of hours. After next year's visit I think we are going to try and make it out there every other year if not more often.
Family is a precious gift.
Why it took me until my late twenties to fully understand that, I will never know. I try a little harder now to be wherever there is now. I try to be present. I'm sure becoming a mom had something to do with it.
Now I am going to space out and watch some anime.
Maybe next time I will post about our newest trial. Or I'll forget and post something totally off the wall.
We'll see...
