Scratch that, the glass is overflowing.
I have no funny stories about this weekend. No little clever quips about the ride from Neuilly to Giverny to Etretat. No chronicles of the people we encountered, no playful renditions of our adventures on the pebble beaches or wind-swept cliffs. This weekend, nothing remotely humorous happened, and I was okay with that, because my 31st birthday weekend? It was all about filling the glass of happiness as full as we could get it.
I can’t quite find the words to describe this weekend… so instead far too many pictures of our adventures:
When HJ would get whiny, we’d hand him the camera….. and the pictures he took crack me up every time:
Lately I’ve been feeling like I’m on the verge of something…. what that is I’m not sure. We had a long car ride home yesterday with a napping boy in the backseat. There was talk about our time here…. could it be two years… could it be more? What will be waiting for us when we get home, and how I should let go of the idea that things will be just as they were when we left. How luck are we that we have the opportunity to take these trips to places I’ve never even dreamed of seeing…. I know that I am blessed.
31 is looking promising.
Have you had a glass-overflow experience recently…. if so, please share!
I’m so happy you had an amazing weekend. I too have felt blessed recently. After a few years of discussion, we are starting the adoption of Jack’s son, Eric. At the age of nearly 20, most people don’t see the point. Eric does. I have been his “mom” for nearly 10 years now. After careful consideration he has made the choice to make it legal. He is concerned with his future and access his bio-mom has to his life. He doesn’t want her to have rights to his privacy, family or finances. God forbid, if something were to happen to him, she can contest his will, gain grandparent’s rights to his (not yet thought about) children and interfere with anything she deems rightfully her place. I am honored and humbled by this truly amazing relationship I have developed with this young man. His words in explaining his reasons were so kind and beautiful. I am blessed just to have a place in his heart. I don’t know any words to express the feelings I have in knowing I made a difference in his life and gave him the relationship he so badly needed and wanted. This wasn’t my goal. I didn’t have an agenda when I started this journey as a step parent. I did what was natural and comfortable. I’m glad it was natural and comfortable to him too. We are looking forward to court in July. Please send your thoughts on this matter as you are the pro. LOL. Thank you. Love to you and the family.
Looks like an amazing weekend! Happy birthday! 31 will be a great year, I’m sure, if it began with such joy!
Your pictures of Giverny and Etretat are wonderful
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