Summertime and the living is easy....easy?

Yes, summertime living is easy in so many ways. Not teaching this summer places me in the enviable possession of unscheduled time.

With June coming to an end, though, you would think I would have accomplished more with my time. Or something. I wish my question of myself was, have I rested enough? Or, have I laughed enough? Are we having fun yet!?! Instead of, have I cleaned everything yet? Has the clutter been organized? Am I caught up yet?

Sure, picture albums are at least 2 years behind and some corners of the house haven't been dusted in, well...a while. And there will be time for all of that.

I have a few summer weddings to direct and fall classes to prepare for. But I can I really just lie around and relax? I hope so. Tomorrow our family leaves to go on vacation. It seems to really help me to get away and out of my routines and especially away from the "to do" list.

Today is also our 21st wedding anniversary. Last year, we went to Italy. So this year will be rather anti-climactic by comparison. Still, we savor the memories of la dolce vita in Italy and the life we have shared for all these years.

Blessed with the best of both worlds!

I am back from Ohio State University and am still in wind down, reflect, and re-entry back into full-time motherhood after 2 weeks of no dishes, no cooking, grocery shopping, or cleaning. Just majorly intensive study and lab time, reading relevant scholarship, listening to stimulating discussion, taking crash courses in technology, and producing multimodal projects in record time!
Yes, there was the fun parties at Scott's and at Cindy and Dickie's, the socializing at Mad Mex's, art gallery hop with the girls, arts festival with Jami, and some soaks in the hotel hot tub.
But guess what? By the second weekend, I was so ready to come home!!! I was having the time of my life (professionally) and missing my family, church, and friends like crazy!
I am really grateful to have both a stimulating professional career AND a loving, supportive husband, children, family, and friends.