Going home is a great vacation. It is wonderful to get away from home, but it is always wonderful to go back. I have a lot of history there. My parents raised all 6 of us kids in the same house my Grandparents built and raised my father and his brothers and sisters. You just don't find that kind of history in a house very often anymore.
Plus, I get to travel with my sister, my niece and nephew. My niece and I (she is 13) have become increasingly close over the last couple of years. It is an awesome experience to know that I am somebody she can come talk to/hang out with. I can't wait to see all of my other nieces and nephews. I haven't seen them since Christmas, and I won't see them this coming Christmas, so it will be a while before I am able to see them all again.
On the baby front, I am having a pretty good week actually. I have made myself take the time to appreciate the fact that we don't have kids right now. I think Pace and I are going to do more traveling. Take more trips do things now that we won't be able to do when we have kids. I suppose it is just a way to "make it ok" for now. There is nothing we can do right now on the baby front, so we are just going to make the best of what we have gotten.
Over the weekend, Pace and I caught wind that some very dear friends of his have been speaking unkindly behind our back about the whole infertility stuff. I don't have details on exactly what was said, and I didn't hear them say it first hand, but it hurts nonetheless. I have no doubt that these people begrudge us for our decision to have kids right now. They don't understand, and the fact is, they never will. Most of our friends already have kids or don't ever want to have kids, so their perspective is much different than Pace and I's.
It is saddening to see our "friend circle" diminish quickly before our eyes, but at the same time, it is uplifting and a relief. I have come to a very clear understanding recently that it is not about the quantity of friends you have but the quality of those you do have. So I am completely ok with not having many friends, as long as those that I do have are QUALITY friends.
I am not sure if friendships were harder as a teenager, or as an adult...but right now they are proving to be very difficult. It seems that the good friends I do have are either moving out of state or 30 years older than Pace and I. (which is not a bad thing, but we just don't always have that much in common with them)
On a lighter note...here are the hair pictures I promised. I think I really like being a brunette. I have always been a blonde, and my family hasn't seen me with brown hair, so it will be interesting to see what they think this weekend.
7 comments:
I'm going to Iowa tomorrow to visit my Uncle Charley's farm! Have fun on your trip and I like your highlights - very cool.
i LOVE the hair!! The farmer house sounds so cozy and warm! I know the "home" feeling. I think friendship is harder as adults because I expect more maturity out of adults then I did when I was a teeniebopper/whippersnapper. I have found that maturity has nothing to do with age.
You know, I discovered, while we were going through our treatments, who our true friends are. They were the ones who loved us and held our hands. And you know, I think the world of them...and I'm glad the others have been weeded out.
BTW: YOur hair looks sooo cute!
Sooo cute! I think it is so cool that your family has such a legacy with the farming & your home! That is a really neat thing that most people won't get to experience. Have a great trip!
The hair looks great! Have fun on the farm. Sounds like a great getaway.
Have a great trip.
D. and I have found that his (loose) group of friends is splintering rapidly now that people are in so many different places -- single, engaged, newlywed, no kids, pregnant, parenting -- and it seems to be increasingly hard for everyone to get along.
Rockin' hair!
Have a wonderful time on vacation!
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