time is going by so quickly. i cannot believe it has been almost a month since graduation or that it is already time for my trip back to chicago and to mexico. everyone told me that the time would fly and i would be headed back in just a few weeks, but i didn't believe it.
of course, i've been busy making beds, sweeping floors, and chopping vegetables, but it doesn't feel like that. i've also spent a lot of time watching world cup or tour de france coverage, going on short runs through town, reading books on the porch, and talking with guests about their lives at home. i've seen two women surrender after staying a night with us and listened to brian talk them through this intimidating transition. i've been on an herb tour in the garden, helped trellis tomatoes, performed terrible parallel parking on a hill, baked a cake with four 10 year olds, and much, much more.
anyway, everyday i'm learning how to do something new or how to do something better. it doesn't feel like work, which i guess, means that i like it...!!
i'm excited to see chicago and everyone there. the trip to mexico seems like a dream. sitting in this simple life, i cannot imagine that in less than a week i will be sipping a piña colada on the beach. but i am very much looking forward to a relaxing and outrageous trip with my sistas.
hope everyone else's summers are going well and that you all get to decide what you want to do today.
xoxoxoxo
Damn computer. Did it again.
ReplyDeleteThe first time, I said something like-
Julia:
So glad to hear your voice and read about the happenings in Alderson. I love that you are working hard but not feeling burdened but instead exhilarated by all you are doing. I am sure you are getting hot and sweaty and tired at times, but your actions are making a difference for a lot of people, me included.
I see you pulling weeds and pruning bushes.
I see you cooking at the island in the kitchen.
I see you making lots of beds.
I see you listening and learning about compassion and kindness.
I see you reading on the front porch.
I see you climbing those wide steps up to the second and third floors.
I see you playing with the kids and dodging whatever Tale has hurled across the room.
I see you swimming in the creek.
I see you, today, working to clean up all the recycling at the back of the house. ( It looks great, by the way.)
Keep up the good work.
Get ready for your excursion next week. Indulge yourself for a bit with your sisters and enjoy yourself. Alderson will be waiting for you when you get back.
Thanks for the news. I love you so much and am very proud of you.
Mom