I’m sure that all military families would agree with me when I say this: when we travel home, time flies. And it makes it nearly impossible to do everything that you want to do and see everyone who you want to see. There just always seems to be so little time, and sometimes it just breaks your heart.
En route to Michigan, I found myself imagining all of the great things that I would do when I got home. I wanted to visit friends in Ann Arbor and have dinner with friends in Royal Oak. I wanted to go to Starbucks and get Jimmy Johns (YUM). But I didn’t.
And that’s okay. I think it has just taken me a while to be okay with simply not accomplishing all that I had hoped to. Because even though I didn’t quite get to do all of the important things, I did do some of the important stuff: like checking out the baby lambs at Nick’s mom’s house, having breakfast with Nick’s dad, going shopping with my mom, or having lots of great conversations with my family around our kitchen table. All of those things are wonderful memories and important in so many ways. I just wish there was time to do more.
So, my apologies to the friends whom I didn’t see. I wish that I could have spent some time with you, but unfortunately time was just not on my side this time. I hope to make it happen next time! Love to you all.
Here are a few photos from my time in Michigan:
Nick and Emily taking a tour of the farm at Nick’s mom’s house.
The “first course” of an amazing meal.
Beauty and the beast. And daddy.
Emily reading books with Grandma Amy.
Em with Grandpa Mike.
Emily with Great-Grandma Betty.
