Magic.....

My husband works hard. Most weeks he works way over 40 hours....he gets up before the sun and comes home to us after it has gone down. I love his work ethic and ambition, in fact it was one of the things that I was most attracted to when we first started dating.

However....sometimes it wears on me and I need a reprieve. Well these past two weeks have been my reprieve. He took time off, lots of it. We didn't go anywhere or do anything fancy....we just spent time together as a family. We took turns sleeping in, he did some "honey-do's", we de-junked and organized, we went to a movie, we enjoyed our beautiful weather, we went on "wogging dates"(walking/jogging), we played at the park with the kiddos, we watched lots of family movies, we played games.......

It was pretty much heaven. It made our holidays magical knowing Dad didn't have to go back to work the next day or for several days. We were originally going to head north to be with family for a few days but that didn't work out for several reasons. No offense to family, but I didn't miss going because packing 7 people up for a week long vacation isn't exactly relaxing. We were able to just rest, relax and have fun together.

And it was magical. And now I'm back to the grind...but, I'm trying to take that rest and relaxation back into reality. Trying to focus on being more patient and content and healthier this year.

Now to tackle Mount Washmore.....