Kelly and I are a week away from heading back east to Toronto to see one of my closest Regent friends get married. While we are there, we are going to spend a little time exploring the area, as well as a couple days and nights at Niagara Falls. This will be a first for both of us! I have seen almost none of the world's famous landmarks, so I am excited to get to check this one off my list of many. Summer is going far quicker than any of us could have hoped for. The weather has been great, though it has made for a warm condo and only a couple fans in the evenings (I guess that's just the curse of having a sliding glass door that faces the sun in the afternoons). Time feels so fleeting sometimes. You wake up, follow the routine, get what feels like a couple moments together with loved ones, your head hits the pillow, only to repeat the whole thing hours later. One of things that I have found enjoyable is Kelly's temporary break from school. It has provided time for longer lunches together, space in our weekly schedule for more adventures, and less overall stress (both perceived and communicated). At times, I feel surrounded by blessings beyond full recognition. So I take time as best as I can to breathe in every moment, for around the corner is a couple more classes that will demand my full attention if I want to finish off strong. Certain fears have been trying to take hold of my heart, but I refuse to let them steal my joy and hope for the future. As so many summers gone by, this one has been unique, offering pleasures that I never expected. My mind has been recently noting the shift of many relationships in my life, only to simply say that they are different now. My past breaks through every once in a while, often in unguarded moments. The view is not what I was expecting from here, though not without previous warnings. Not bad by any means... just different! All this to say that I am looking forward to boarding that plane seven days from now and taking hold of the final break before the cold reality revisits us both. May we not find that it comes at us too fast to not be able to soak up all of our surroundings and the company that comes with every one!
Thursday, July 26, 2007
.: only scratching the surface :.
Kelly and I are a week away from heading back east to Toronto to see one of my closest Regent friends get married. While we are there, we are going to spend a little time exploring the area, as well as a couple days and nights at Niagara Falls. This will be a first for both of us! I have seen almost none of the world's famous landmarks, so I am excited to get to check this one off my list of many. Summer is going far quicker than any of us could have hoped for. The weather has been great, though it has made for a warm condo and only a couple fans in the evenings (I guess that's just the curse of having a sliding glass door that faces the sun in the afternoons). Time feels so fleeting sometimes. You wake up, follow the routine, get what feels like a couple moments together with loved ones, your head hits the pillow, only to repeat the whole thing hours later. One of things that I have found enjoyable is Kelly's temporary break from school. It has provided time for longer lunches together, space in our weekly schedule for more adventures, and less overall stress (both perceived and communicated). At times, I feel surrounded by blessings beyond full recognition. So I take time as best as I can to breathe in every moment, for around the corner is a couple more classes that will demand my full attention if I want to finish off strong. Certain fears have been trying to take hold of my heart, but I refuse to let them steal my joy and hope for the future. As so many summers gone by, this one has been unique, offering pleasures that I never expected. My mind has been recently noting the shift of many relationships in my life, only to simply say that they are different now. My past breaks through every once in a while, often in unguarded moments. The view is not what I was expecting from here, though not without previous warnings. Not bad by any means... just different! All this to say that I am looking forward to boarding that plane seven days from now and taking hold of the final break before the cold reality revisits us both. May we not find that it comes at us too fast to not be able to soak up all of our surroundings and the company that comes with every one!
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