Blush Magnet: A MONTH IN REVIEW

Sunday, January 13, 2013

A MONTH IN REVIEW

Sandyhook. The reason I haven't written a post in so long. I just felt so wounded by that event that I couldn't bring myself to write something lighthearted or funny when so many people were suffering so deeply.
Christmas. It was an absolutely great one marred only by the absence of Adam. I haven't written him out of the will...yet. As I expected, the blow guns Santa put in the guys stockings were the biggest hit of all.
Road trips. Nothing beats spending hours in the car with members of your family. Good laughs and new nicknames. More on that later.
Service. I spent two days in Long Island New York helping clean up from Hurricane Sandy. It was hard physical work but it was just what my soul needed. The people we helped were just so appreciative that it was worth sleeping in the back of the car (filled with luggage) and on a floor.
New friends. My overnight stay on the hard floor of a church was made more bearable by making some new friends. Thanks to Brynne the floor was cushioned by a mat ~~stolen~~ borrowed from her brother and she set us all straight when Morgan tried to blame her toot on a fly. I think we laughed about that for an hour.
Old friends. Nathan's best friend in high school is now a tennis pro in South Carolina and we got a chance to visit him on our road trip. It was so good to see him again even it was for just a half an hour.
Florida. After all that hard work in New York I needed to recuperate in Orlando. It was great to take a break from winter and enjoy a little warmth and sunshine made more enjoyable by some visitors who decided to make a last minute trip to join us.
Hogwarts. Harry Potter world is all it's cracked up to be. I so enjoyed my very first day at Hogwarts, and got to try some butterbeer in Hogsmeade.