Been a while since I blogged. Pretty soon, I will have more time to do so. Super excited about that. There are some amazing things going on in my life!! I am so excited to just be living, traveling, and enjoying time with people in my life.
What a wonderful treat this past year has been so full of adventure, laughs and friends. I did a lot of traveling this year. I did more traveling this year than I ever have in a year. years ago, I decided that I was going to visit one place each year that I have never been before. This year, I went to three! I went to Galveston five times (I visit there many times each year), Mexico - which was also my first cruise, Arizona for 10 days, weekend in Fort Worth, and also visited Port Aransas for the first time as well. There are so many things to see all over this country. I'm not really interested in amusement parks, wildlife reserves, or history museums. Don't get me wrong, I'm not opposed to them, just know that I will not plan an entire trip around something like that. I am more interested in adventures, experiences, even silly things. In Port Aransas, my good friend Beth and I, walked to the end of the jetty, I wore a silly octopus hat, and we went to the candy store. We were just silly all weekend. We didn't do anything out of the ordinary, but we laughed and just hung out. That's what I enjoy. Seeing things, and enjoying people. You can't replicate a trip with a friend. You will never have the same conversations, experiences, etcetera. Each trip, each adventure is new, no matter where you go. I can't wait to see what 2099 has in store. I would like to go to Georgia and see my sister. I would like to go to Washington and visit my friend, Sarah (and see a Redwood tree that I can drive through). Those are really my only two that I may go do. well, Galveston is always a last minutes weekend trip several times a year. Over Christmas, my kids and I would decided that we would like to go somewhere for Christmas next year instead of sitting around doing all of the usual gift exchange, eggnog and board games. We shall see! I am so excited to do some more traveling!
It was a while back while planning one of my trips that my friend and I wandered into a conversation about Lasts. Stay with me for a second. A Last would be anything that never happened again...that was as clear as mud. My apologies, kind of hard to explain. You can't prepare for your Last in your life. You do not know when you will pick up your child from school for the last time. You don't know the last time you will feed them as babies. You do not know the last time you will drive. You do not know when your last kiss will be. You do not know when your last dance in the rain will be. You can't prepare for these things. As your children become more independent (walking, cooking, driving, working, etc.) you will have more and more Lasts. As people in your life move on or pass away, you will have more Lasts. You can't prepare for these. There is really no way to predict or enjoy the last time you will drive your kiddo to school. This is a fantastic reason to travel, plans outings, make game night a thing, go for walks with friends of neighbors, go play Bingo, go do everything that you never did because you don't know when it'll be your last day to walk, fly, drive, or breathe. Go. Go do things. Go see things. Go see and do things with family and friends. Enjoy your Lasts because you don't know when or where they will happen.
