True to my word, I stayed away from the computer while I was on vacation. I had a great time visiting family. On my mothers side, many of us meet in South Carolina. I had a few relatives asking me was I still doing the Vegan thing. You think, they would stop after all these years right? I’ve been veggie since 1992. 😉
I didn’t get around to making any beaded jewelry as I had hoped. I was on the run the majority of the time while visiting family in South Carolina, and now I think I need to take at least a day to recover from our vacation.
My daughter and I had a fabulous time, hanging out with my parents, my brother, and my sweet little three-year old nephew. I took plenty of pictures, made plenty of vegan dishes that were gobbled up by my daughter and some of my non veggie family too.
Now, I’m back home, catching up on emails from clients, and thinking about squeezing in a nap at some point. 😉
Isn’t it Interesting how our best made plans, sometimes doesn’t work out as we’d like? When my daughter was born, I realized quickly that at times, plans will change.
My daughter and I will be away for the holidays, and while I’d planned on having advance posts for every day I’m away. It’s not working out that way. Outside of checking mail, phone calls, and sending a quick email to the lovely Kaozz, I haven’t been on the computer.
Bags are packed, guinea pigs are prepped, errands have been run, and I got a chance to check with a few of my friendly neighbors too. No, no time to do advance posting here. It’s always nice to take a break from the normal routine and do something different. I plan to relax, spend time with family, and soak up the sun rays by the water. We have a condo that overlooks the waterfront.
For those within the United States, I’m hoping you have safe and enjoyable holiday.
Blessings,
Moondancer
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Would you believe my daughter has started counting down the days until the Fourth of July?
This has been going on for a few weeks now. Several times daily she tells me how many days are left before we go away on vacation.
Fourth of July and Thanksgiving are two holidays she looks forward too even more than the others. The reason is simple; we’re around a lot of family. A very large family… My mother has 16 brothers and sisters, and most of them pack up and make the trek to South Carolina.
Why South Carolina? Well that’s where they were raised, with the exception of one, all the children (all right so they aren’t children anymore) have moved to other states. It’s still a familiar spot, time to gather around the now small house and talk about old times, catch up with one another, speculate and at times debate current events, and chat about future endeavors too.
I really enjoy chatting with many of the family members. I only get to see twice yearly, sure we catchup with each other via phone and email but, it’s not the same, yah know? Hanging out in South Carolina is a welcome change and for me it’s a time for me to relax a bit.
Things move slowly in that part of South Carolina, real slow… It’s a time to soak up the good ole sun-baked lazy days of summer vibrations. With a touch of crazy tossed in — come on now we all have at least one crazy family member, right? Even with the token crazy, I still enjoy the family bonding and good natured ribbing too. It’s also a great time to remember how fortunate I am and to celebrate life.
For my daughter it’s a time to hang out with a lot of cousins, dare one another to do off the wall things before the grown folks catch on (yeah nice try kids, that never works) and basically play games, be silly, and just be a kid.
Who can forget the fireworks? Our family is really into that; Big fireworks, little fireworks, sparkly things, rockets, you name it we’ve got it. We set of tons of our own fireworks yearly. Who needs to go see a show, when we provide our own?
I guess I can tolerate the daily countdown. I have to admit it’s hard not getting caught up in the whirlwind of excitement my daughter is generating. We have 11 days to go, let the countdown continue…
Europe: The Final Countdown
Lyrics: The Final Countdown Songwriters: Tempest, Joey
We’re leaving together
But still it’s farewell
And maybe we’ll come back
To earth, who can tell?
I guess there is no one to blame
We’re leaving ground
Will things ever be the same again?
It’s the final countdown
The final countdown
Ohh
We’re heading for Venus and still we stand tall
‘Cause maybe they’ve seen us and welcome us all, yea
With so many light years to go and things to be found
(To be found)
I’m sure that we’ll all miss her so
It’s the final countdown
The final countdown
The final countdown
(The final countdown)
Ohh ho ohh
The final countdown, oh ho
It’s the final countdown
The final countdown
The final countdown
(The final countdown)
Ohh
It’s the final countdown
We’re leaving together
The final countdown
We’ll all miss her so
It’s the final countdown
(The final countdown)
Ohh, it’s the final countdown
Yea
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Would you believe my daughter has started counting down the days until the Fourth of July?