Peace and Quiet

Ahhh....
The house is quiet and I am home alone. After a day of stressing on how to get everything done and feeling overwhelmed by the demands it felt so good to just relax with the patio door open to the beautiful sunshine. Then the dark clouds started rolling in. A quiet, still mood took over - not depressing, more calming, really. Then the first claps of thunder and the bright streaks of lightning. There really is something quite magical about the first spring thunderstorm. While it was so nice to be alone, I do wish Jeff was home with me. How wonderful it would have been to snuggle up on the couch in the dark watching nature's fireworks outside the large window. The rain came in a deluge but quickly let up. The thunder is in the distance and the peepers are now out in full force. Yes, such a magical night - just wish I could have shared it with my love. But I will use this time for reflection and just maybe when he gets home from work, we can still listen to the thunder in the distance and the peepers......

Where has the time gone?

Wow - 3 months since I last posted. I really wish I could say that I went on a long vacation somewhere warm for the winter. But alas, no, I stayed up here in the snowy Central New York. Doing what you say? Hmmm.....let's see, writing the next greatest novel? No. Expressing myself in artistic ways? No. Saving lives? No. I guess what I have been doing might seem quite mundane and boring to many but I guess it's really my life. I've been enjoying working with some incredible co-workers who encourage me and keep me on an even keel. I have had many meetings that are important but time consuming and somewhat draining at times. It has made me really think about what my priorities need to be. Jeff and I have spent some absolutely wonderful times with some special friends. We seemed to have crossed paths in our journeys and it has been so good - for all of us. We support and encourage each other and look forward to some fun times in the future as well. But the best and most important thing that I have been doing is re-connecting with my husband of almost 30 years. At times it's as if we are dating all over again - and that is a very good thing. We have had some very special times together. Jeff has really caught the cooking bug and that's fine by me. He usually brings me and my co-workers lunch several times a week. It is so neat to see his creativity come out in his amazing dishes. He takes great joy and pride in it and that makes me very happy.


So I guess we don't have to save the world, as he says, if we take care of our little corner of it then the rest will follow.