- aldous huxley
it's been 5 days now since c left on his trip
and though it has been a little crazier than normal here
we are getting by. {i haven't even made finn late for school...yet}.
i've received a few sweet texts this week asking how we are getting along.
pretty good i say, but yesterday, in response to maddy's text,
i texted that "i take christopher for granted"
her response:
"why is it when someone is gone, we appreciate them more?"
that's the million dollar question. why is this?
well, i don't think it is intentional that we forget to appreciate.
i think we get busy with life, and if things are going smoothly, we just don't think about it.
so maddy's response was a reminder for me to tell c
just how much i appreciate all he does for our family and for me.
{i just sent him an email expressing this}
i would have preferred to tell him in person or via skype in this case,
but because of the time difference between us {ghana is 8 hours ahead},
we haven't been able to video chat or talk on the phone. *sniff*
when we get home in the evenings, it's the middle of the night there.
when it's morning here, c is already up and out working.
so we just been emailing.
like the days when internet was new,
i get excited when i open my inbox and there's an email from him.
he seems to really be enjoying his trip so far.
the people are warm and friendly {have even given him a nickname}.
best of all, he feels he is really making a contribution in terms
of helping come up with ways to build better schools for the children there.
this made me smile as this was the main purpose for being there.
{before he left, he spent many evenings reviewing the type of schools they
currently have and researching building and construction methods for that region}
on another note, i engaged in a little tv time tonight after the boys went down.
{not true tv time, but a movie}.
a friend recommended crazy, stupid, love, a few weeks ago
and i rented it from redbox and just watched it..
i thoroughly enjoyed it!
it was touching, as opposed to crazy
and funny, as opposed to stupid.
and yes, about love.
it's definitely a movie worth making the time for.
and reminds us not to take what/who we have for granted.
{a theme lately}
it doesn't hurt that beautiful emma stone and ryan gosling are in it either. *wink*
