Last Sunday as I was sipping on a glass of Merlot, savoring the oakey notes, in the warm spring sun on the Township 7 patio in Langley, Scott turned to me and said this is the life. In truth, this is our life; we are fortunate to be living the lifestyle we want, with one another. In saying thus we don't drink wine at a winery every Sunday but we do try to make the most of our weekends. Our weeks are usually busy with work and keeping up with the household, so our weekends are the only real quality time we have together, until just recently.
I'm not sure exactly when it happened, but between the utter chaos of January -Spring break some strange shift occurred. Suddenly out of no where, Scott was home earlier from work than ever before and had more energy and thus provided more time together.
Last year was extremely trying with his hernia and keeping his business going. We sort of went into survival mode. When summer hit we found ourselves busy with our trip to Iceland, and planning a renovation, which took over our lives until early January. My work had been usually demanding this year and before I knew it spring had snuck up on us and like a switch everything changed. The air softened, became more fragrant, time slowed, and Scott and I found ourselves living what we describe as the best life. The new rhythm to our life was one we could embrace. Somehow Scott found work/life balance and I had spring break. Now back at work I have realized I need to find a better balance with my course load and I hoping by next September I will find that. In the meantime I'll focus on my home life with Scott. Finally after a long winter we can make plans for the weekends and enjoy our haven in the Fraser Valley- wine tasting, lunches on patios, antique browsing in Fort Langley, and dinners on our deck with our friends. Life is good, actually it is the best. Some of the recent high lights this spring has been celebrating my parents' 45th wedding anniversary in Fort Langley, with my aunt and uncle, spending time with our friends for dinners, including a memorable night with our God son and his parents, and Easter with the family in Shuswap.
Last year was extremely trying with his hernia and keeping his business going. We sort of went into survival mode. When summer hit we found ourselves busy with our trip to Iceland, and planning a renovation, which took over our lives until early January. My work had been usually demanding this year and before I knew it spring had snuck up on us and like a switch everything changed. The air softened, became more fragrant, time slowed, and Scott and I found ourselves living what we describe as the best life. The new rhythm to our life was one we could embrace. Somehow Scott found work/life balance and I had spring break. Now back at work I have realized I need to find a better balance with my course load and I hoping by next September I will find that. In the meantime I'll focus on my home life with Scott. Finally after a long winter we can make plans for the weekends and enjoy our haven in the Fraser Valley- wine tasting, lunches on patios, antique browsing in Fort Langley, and dinners on our deck with our friends. Life is good, actually it is the best. Some of the recent high lights this spring has been celebrating my parents' 45th wedding anniversary in Fort Langley, with my aunt and uncle, spending time with our friends for dinners, including a memorable night with our God son and his parents, and Easter with the family in Shuswap.
So whether you are kid- free like us, or living with children's laughter, you need to find out how to live your best life now, because you never know when things can change.
