There are good days too. Today my family surprised me with a nostalgic trip to Storyland. Both Mike and I went as children and we enjoyed many family trips here when our kids were little. I think they all thought that I might cheer me up to take a walk down memory lane....they were right.
We did everything just like when they were little, except this time we didn’t have to worry about diaper bags, or carrying anyone when they got too tired of walking, or negotiating who was going to sit next to who on the ride. It was a good reminder that if I allow myself to think about it differently, there are some benefits to them growing up.
There was one bittersweet moment at the back of the park where the tractor ride is, when the two of them remembered how they used to fight over which color car they were going to ride in. My youngest made a comment about how simple life used to be back when the biggest drama in her life was not getting the right color car. We were all waxing nostalgic as we got on our tractor only to find out that we are all too big to sit in the front seat.
Today was filled with laugher and play, and it just felt so damn good to be happy. I love my family, and I am so grateful for the life we get to live together.
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