I don't know if it's the triple degree heat, a ton of work, things that keep breaking down and requiring money plus the extra-attention that comes with having two kiddos home for the summer and trying desperately to keep them entertained between all of it...but I'm exhausted. I know, I know...not that I'm the only one. Many of us have schedules that overflow.
And as exhausted as I am, and as 'uneventful' as it's been for two kids, I've been having a great summer with them.
We live in an area where vacations are the norm. And not just vacations, but destinations around the world. And not just during the summer, but every chance possible. Three day weekends turn into extravagant get-aways for some families.
I'm unable to take them anywhere this summer, but we are almost daily visitors to the pool in our apartment complex. And we make the most out of it.
I was talking to a friend today who I used to work with in a 'previous life'. She was calling to let me know a company was interested in me interviewing for a position and was I interested. While I was a little surprised my name is still floating around the industry, I guess I shouldn't be. The reason I shouldn't be is the quality of friends I made while working in that industry. We always referred to it as an "incestuous" business! And they keep trying to pull me back in. Because they know one day, I'll take them up on it.
It's one of the reasons this world has been somewhat of a small world in my life. We all know someone who knows someone.
I'm thankful I still have these friends and hope I always will. I've said it before and I'll say it again...true friends are sometimes hard to come by. I'm talking the ones who stick around when your life heads off in a different direction and you are hanging on to the bumper wishing it would slow down.
They are the ones who speed up along beside you and keep the dust out of your eyes then help you into the drivers seat. Over and over again. Because you do the same for them.
I told someone today that there's a reason the rear view mirror is so much smaller than the front windshield. What happened behind us is meant to be a memory. We aren't to keep looking back at it. Instead we should look forward to the times flying of us and enjoy them. Relish in them.
There's also a reason for only one steering wheel. And I'm not talking about THE steering wheel. We all know Who is in control of it. I'm talking about the decisions we make in our lives. Where we decide to turn. When we decide to slow down or stop. And when we decide it's okay to step on the gas.
So while I'm sad to report my path right now doesn't include this job...which would have been fabulous...my GPS is on lock on to a course I wasn't expecting, but learning to embrace. I have landmarks to hit on this road and two adorable passengers who are helping me navigate through my travels. And I'm perfectly fine with that.
A huge thank you to those who have helped me back up into the drivers seat...once again. You know you have my support whenever called upon. I'm good at keeping the dust out of others eyes even though it always seems to get caked on my face!
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