Now and then I have an idea for a blog post, and then it evaporates.
I want to write a post about the Holy Spirit, but it probably belongs on Seeking Wisdom.
My health has been a bit pesky of late, but that belongs on To Sleep.
Today will be scattered, more of a diary entry than a blog post. Messy. Incoherent, perhaps.
Back when we went on our trip to Zion National Park for our 25th Anniversary, I never finished writing about it. I hope I can get at least one more decent post out of our trip to the redwoods, before the images and memories fade. I need to write about the Best Hike in the World. The exuberant man on top of his camper. The white-faced, black-eyed teenagers near Patrick's point. Our secret discovery of barking seals, spouting whales and swooping eagles. Cooking Petrale sole at the Trinidad Inn. The man in the elevator who asked us, "Sprechen Sie Deutsch?" The midnight desk clerk at Embassy Suites Dallas Airport. The British lady who needed some help with her walker, coming off the airplane in Chicago.
So many pictures in my mind. So many stories. So little time. So little energy.
Lupus. Bah. And the bills that go with it. Boo. And the insurance companies that consistently deny claims the first time they are submitted. Hissssssss.
In April, Shawn and I went to the beach, the Atlantic Ocean, and spent some time with David and Ashton.
In May, Jon and I went to Minnesota and saw Aunt Nunie as she was packing up to move out of 2715 Wingfield. We said good-bye to Great-Grandma Herbold's historic house.
Also in May, Shawn and I went to San Francisco and the redwood forests of northern California. Within two months, I touched the water in the oceans on both our east and west coasts.
This is not my life. I am a run-of-the-mill housewife. I do laundry, clean toilets, and shop at Aldi. I am not a big traveler.
But wait. There's more.
In June, Shawn and I went to Georgia. (We also crossed through a corner of Alabama, adding two more states to my list of places I've been.)
We met Ashton's lovely family, and David asked Ashton to marry him, out in the pasture, under the spreading oaks. She said yes!
It was a happy, happy time.
Oh, the plans He has for them. The plans He has for us all.
Smiles all around. We all smiled up a storm!
3 comments:
Congratulations to you and your son and your soon-to-be daughter-in-law! Such wonderful news! The setting and decorations for this event are so sweet. Ashton's dress is charming and has a lovely vintage look to it. It's so special that you were actually able to be there for the engagement. Will the wedding also be held in Georgia?
I am happy for you that you've been able to travel so much this year and hope that more opportunities to do so will arise in the coming months. Congrats again to the lovely couple!
Thank you! David joked that he had to join Pinterest in order to pull this off. Haha! He had created a series of places where he placed flowers, letters and gifts for Ashton. The first gift was the white lace dress she wore for the rest of the evening. The last gift was (of course) the engagement ring. He invited Ashton's parents and us to be nearby and share the excitement and the joy. Yes, the wedding will be in Georgia. So yes, more travel in my future!
Congratulations! Catching up on reading your posts.
I love the pictures of them.
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