Time Flies

So here we are, November already, and not just the beginning of November but the tail end of it. Where has all the time gone? Christmas is just around the corner... I've actually bought a few gifts, believe it or not. There is an engagement party in a few weeks, which, if I may say, has turned into a ridiculously expensive endeavor. It will be fun and a special night but sheesh, the food has turned out to be crazy high. Oh, well, it's just money, right? I've also got a car issue looming - that's set me into a slight money panic too but what will be will be and I will manage it somehow, right? Whew, thanks for the encouragement!

Life has been pluggin' along. Not much has changed. Work is work and going ok. We've had a few successes lately and a new crop of volunteers trained. I've been doing pilates at the dance studio a few nights a week and I'm finding I really enjoy it. It kicks my fanny while I'm in there but I love it afterwards and I think it's actually tightening up a few places. I have more work to do on the nutrition end of it but that's coming along slowly. I manage to do well during the week but find the weekends hard. The kids always seem to want to eat, darn it, and they're never happy with the "healthy" stuff. My issue though, I know. I'm workin' on it.

My Gamecocks are doing well! It's been fun to watch them play. Next weekend will be a big game against the team whose name we shall not type. We'll be at my folks next weekend to celebrate our Thanksgiving tradition and watch the game. Mom's not said yet what she wants to do about food. Some years she likes to do a big meal and other years she likes pickup foods. I'm thinking she's gonna request the pickup variety this year - which is fine with me. The kids have been invited to their paternal grandparents... it doesn't bother me to be alone for a while that day. It's not about that moment, for me, ultimately it's about all the moments outside of that. Once upon a time I felt like I'd lost the tradition, the practice. I've found, actually, that a nice turkey dinner and giving thanks can happen on November 20th instead of November 25th. I've found that any dinner can be a Thanksgiving dinner - it all depends on the connection, affection, and love brought to the table from everyday life.

And so, there you have it - my tiny little update... next Sunday is the first Sunday in Advent - the beginning of the new church year. I lot will be happening in the next four/five weeks... I pray we all have a season full of love and wonderment....