It has been a month of events since I last wrote! We attended our grandson's high school graduation in May. We celebrated our anniversary and my birthday in early June, and Father's Day and the summer solstice last weekend. Add to this both of us finally getting to the shore for the summer and it has been a busy month! A wonderful busy month!
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| Gigi and the graduate! |
The graduation, our anniversary and my birthday all made me acutely aware of ...my age. Aware of exactly where I am on the spectrum of life, which recently is farther along on the number line chronologically than I feel mentally. One look in a magnifying mirror quickly jolts me back to reality and I find myself wondering if I need to trade my current face cream for a jar of spackle! Birthdays and graduating grandchildren can mess with your mind!
There were several "moments" at our grandson's graduation that made me pause. First, I can't say how proud we were to see him graduate from high school as the smart, athletic, kind, and social young man he is today. It has been a few years since I attended a high school graduation. Aside from sitting on bleachers for 2 hours, this one was very nice! The entire weekend was one of family, friends and celebrating! I can embrace each of these! I had a private little pause before the graduation during the time between our arrival (early to get good seats on those bleachers) and the beginning of the ceremony. I decided to go stand at the end of the gym. We were seated upstairs and there was an open walkway at the end with real chairs with backs, lined up for people who had mobility issues. As the people, mostly older people, filled the seats I started thinking. I mentally started adding up how many years it would be until my youngest grandchild (2 years old now) would graduate...and then how old I would be at that time. Oh my! I hoped I would be able to attend that ceremony and then stopped and thought...maybe then I will get a chair with a back. According to my mental math, the odds are not in my favor to attend but if I play my cards right and won the gene pool, I could be there. Such are the thoughts that run through my mind while waiting.
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| Home Sweet Home for the summer |
Fast forward to life at the shore which began on June 6 this year. In Houston, summer was in full tilt! Summer is sputtering to a start at the shore. Cue the wet, cool, buggy weather that I usually try to avoid by taking a trip in early June. Note to self for next year, plan a getaway in June! Honestly, it hasn't been all bad! We have had some perfectly lovely days sprinkled in between cool, wet stretches. Again, in the grand scheme, all good! Enough about the weather! June life has been a welcome and relaxing change. Lots of golf, or attempted golf. Getting it in before the family arrives and I must choose between the links and the beach. Both good choices to me!
TJ has been proving, once again, that he was born in the wrong century! He spends his day planting and building stuff. I get a morning report on how many seedlings have survived the night and how many of the seeds he planted have yet to pop up. They are even wondering when the warm sunny weather will arrive. The flowers in the yard are growing at warp speed, and I want them to slow down so I can enjoy them for the whole summer! Those long hours of daylight provide huge results!
Compared to home, we are both much more productive here. It just seems to be more rewarding here for some reason. Maybe living out in the wide-open spaces has something to do with this. We finally (and when I say finally, I mean this has been in the works for over 8 years) finished one project. We got a piece of wood from a friend with the intention of making a raw edge coffee table one day. One day took a very long time! It probably sat either in the garage or the basement most of the last 6 years. I just couldn't commit to the shape, size, legs, finish...argh! I thought I was near completion at the end of last summer only to find out about 5 more coats of finish were necessary. I think it was worth the wait and after trying it in 3 different rooms it landed in the sunroom and looks great!
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| Not the sunroom...but a good pic of the table. |
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| Mom and Dad tree swallow guarding the nest! |
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| One of the few lovely sunsets in June. |
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| Sunshine brie brought over by one of our friends for the solstice party! |
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| The happiest plant in the garden these days! |
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