Week 5, 6, 7: Hello? Is this thing on?

I guess this blog thing only works if you actually take the time to do it. I'd like to say "lesson learned" but so far my blogging track record has been more like tri-weekly, not weekely as I had once triumphantly proclaimed it would be. But alas, today I am here ready to unleash a little blah, blah and blah for you.

The last few weeks have been full of Superbowl, Groundhog's Day, a sprinkling of birthdays (both friends and dead Presidents), Lover's Day (a.k.a. Hallmark's Holiday, V-Day, Singleton's Awareness Day... you choose your poison here), the birth of four baby boys and 1 baby girl to four incredible families, AND more snowflakes than I have witnessed in many, many years. What up Global Warming??

The snow was certainly lovely. Our backyard looked like a scene out of a fairlytale. And, I noticed the world seems quiet and simple when it's snowing. I found myself sitting for long periods of time looking out the window in awe of it all. This may sound cheeseball-y but I really felt a sense of peace while it was snowing. Nature is amazing and I definitely do not make enough time to really observe and appreciate it. But that's life, right? We live in this amazingly fast paced world of trying to keep up with high-tech goodies and the need to be the king of the world, even if only for fifteen minutes, leaving no time to stop and smell the roses - literally!

It seems that the snow not only created mountains that will be around until April, but made me realize I need to focus a little more on slowing down and enjoying life. Not that I don't already enjoy my life, but I certainly don't leave time in my day to sit, breathe and recognize how great my life really is. I spend too much time asking "where has the time gone?", which is absurd, because if I, or if WE, truly learned to live in the moment we would never wonder, because the answer would be clear... the time didn't go anywhere, we lived it and it's still a part of us. So, relish this great roller coaster ride of life, or reflect and find solace even on your most rotten of days. Maybe next time somone asks "where has the time gone?", you can simply reply "the time is now".

It is sweet having those "ah-ha!" moments. I'm feeling warm and fuzzy from that introspective. I hope you are too.

Gabbyisms:
Watching Max & Ruby with Nanny (my mom) one day in an episode about going to bed. My mom decides to take this opportunity to show Gabby how even Max & Ruby go to bed on time and by themselves and that she, Gabby, needs to listen to her Mommy & Daddy about going to bed. Gabby didn't have to think very long before she proclaimed, "But, Max & Ruby don't have a mommy or a daddy!"