Hot Summer Nights

It's been awhile yet again. Sigh. I can't get blog followers if I don't give them something to read. Once again, I'm going to try to be a better blogger and write more. I have found that writing does something for me... calms me... allows me to express myself... puts my thoughts and feelings out for the world to see.

We just returned from an awesome vacation last night. We took the kids to Siesta Key for our first family vacation. Miles is ready to leave Zanesville behind; pack his iPod, cell phone, and swim trunks and take off forever. Ella wants to collect seashells by the seashore (or oceanside) for the rest of her life. Dave and I just want to escape this small town and the small minds that reside here.

Many things about vacation reminded me of how lucky I am...lucky to be on vacation at all, lucky to have family as awesome as mine, lucky to be in love with a wonderful man and his son, and lucky to see the world through the eyes of an almost-four-year-old (as she told everyone she met!).

My aunt gave me a picture of my grandparents while I was at her house. It's a picture I will forever treasure. A picture that shows them both with their heads back laughing. Even though the picture does not show their eyes, I can see the twinkle there. I can see my grandparents in a happy, joyful time, and I will forever have this picture to show to my own grandchildren when I tell them about my grandparents and how special they were to me. So precious.

Today, we have taken it easy. We have been depressed to not be on vacation anymore. I have spent time looking at houses for sale at the beach and thinking about what it will take for us to have a vacation place of our own. Anyone interested in purchasing a beach house with us? We'll share! lol