2 weeks come and go...

Just like any time you are anticipating a change, a shift or looking forward to something, time has gone by in a flash... and yet looking back over the last 2 weeks it seems like it went by slowly as well?! Weird, how that happens, no? The days go by with both nothingness and everything all packed into hours and minutes that seem to just keep rolling over without your permission! The last 2 weeks were basically polar opposites... one busy and full of as many fun times as we could pack into a weekend, and one long and slow with no plans, no definite routine to follow or places to be!

It all kicked off filled with soccer, as usual! I took advantage of an out of town tournament (just far enough away, yet not close enough to be on home turf) and turned a 30 minute drive into a mini vaca that teased summer just enough to make us looking forward to it's impending arrival that much harder!!

Sometimes I am guilty of being an over-committer, I find it hard to turn down an invite, I don't like to miss out on what could potentially be a good time or a chance for a memory to be made! I get giddy and stressed all at the same time when I know we have a calendar full of events! Who doesn't right?!?! So like any other weekend ripe with possibilities, I jumped at the chance to pack it all in when I knew we'd be away from home all Saturday in a town that had a lot to offer a family that digs sporting events!! And let me tell ya,  we did it up right... all day soccer tournament, paired with a fun hotel stay, add in fun friends and a professional soccer game that night and we were in for the mother of all weekends, to a sports lover that is!!! Sure to be full of excitement, laughs, soccer suntan lines, good pals, swimming, eating, smiles and best of all memories!!!

 

      

The look of wonder on the boy's faces as we walked the FC Dallas field was so endearing for me to see! I know our boys have big dreams, they talk about them all the time: travel to Europe, be a doctor, go dig for unknown animals, make a movie, write songs, go to college (close to home for the big one, and as far away as possible for the little man... according to them)... the list goes on! But something comes over a little boy when they walk into a sporting arena... their eyes light up, you can see the wheels turning... 'I think I could do this, no... I WANT to do this'!!!! Our boys couldn't ask enough questions and luckily we had the time to answer them... each and every one!!!

 

The following weekend, knowing that we needed down time and moments to just kick back and do nothing... we started off the long holiday weekend with a family night in! We lazily enjoyed each other as much as we could eating frozen pizza and veggies like they were something special, if only because we got to eat them in front of the TV!! Each of us taking in the classic 'Back to the Future' as best we could! Some sat and watched every detail...

 

Some... just enjoyed the snacks, sitting on multiple couches, and talking as much as possible! Why, you ask, would someone talk thru an entire movie and care more about the 3 year old candy in the pantry more than an oldie but goodie movie...?? Because, as we have learned (in our family), not all of us can be movie enthusiasts!! It is what it is...

 

In the end, both weekends had good and bad. They each made us smile one way or another...

I have found that we all take on life at different paces, some love the fast pace of days filled to the brim with plans, some love to do as little as possible as long as we are all together! We have chatters, quiet observers, listeners, movers, shakers, thinkers and doers in our little family of four! But if nothing else, I find that no matter what we are doing, the best time we have is time spent together... 

We each fill a role, specifically designed for our individual heart and no matter what the days hold, they just wouldn't be the same if we didn't have each other to share memories with!

With summer basically on our heels, we are going to get a lot of 'quality' time together! I can see highs and lows coming our way, that is for sure! We will take them in stride, this I know... good, bad, busy or slow, it doesn't matter to me! All I need is my little team of four and I know the days will be exactly what they are supposed to be... ours to do what we will with them, together!!!

Always - Abbey