Friends Flying

To and from. Here and there.  It's super exciting to anticipate visiting friends in places around the globe.  In a matter of weeks, they'll be off!  Some have anticipated this for years, some just within this past year.  From ages 6 to 66, it's such a wonderful journey to watch and be a small part of!

After a year of my own monthly flights, packing carry-on luggage and learning how to navigate through airports became an art form.   It's rare that I have valuable advice to give, so it's fun to share tid-bits from what I experienced and can share.  So, the little I have to offer, I do!  I'm happy to make snack packs filled with Nutter Butters and M&M's!

Not only are they on their way for the first time, but I will get to visit in a few months!  I am eager to check in with them; to see and hear about the discoveries they will make, the differences and similarities they will catch on to, and the languages they will be able to already communicate; and watch them grow and thrive!  I love my life!

Pumpkin Pie and Autumn Leaves

Some of my favorite things come in my favorite color.  It's a seasonal color.  I tend to be very particular about exactly which hue I prefer.  Sometimes, I see it in rust - sometimes, the throw pillow.

I wonder if I appreciate this color more because I find it 'seasonal'.  There is an excitement when leaves change colors and they begin to fall!  I have fond memories of baking pumpkin pies and pumpkin bread for the holidays.

I'm finding a deeper appreciation for some of the things that don't seem to happen every day.