Last week was a very long week. I didn’t really realize how close to the breaking point I was until I snapped for the third (maybe fourth) time at Emma afterschool on Friday. Yeah, I was pretty crabby and should probably put out a public apology to my lil’ family.
And then I was going through photos of the weekend and found a whole bunch of good things that were smushed in between all of my crabbiness. Yet another reason to take lots of photos – to remind me of all the reasons I am pretty lucky.
I love that I get to help this great bunch of girls learn soccer…
I love watching Em trying so hard to push out of her comfort zone…
And even after a disappointing loss, (not that we are keeping score, right?) I love that she is developing an…appreciation…for the game. (Or at least she likes hanging with her friends and the great snack bags after the game.)
I love that on Saturday my sweet husband could sense my frustration and then he took over dealing with girlies. Just hearing him say, “No, if you need something you just ask Daddy for the rest of the day,” put a smile on my face.
And then, I got to hang out with my peeps for a blowout birthday celebration for two of our friends. Even if it made for a very tough soccer game for me on Sunday, (and we bowed out way before the party broke up at nearly dawn!) it was so great to have an adult night out. I think we did fairly well on not talking about our kids, or work, or anything school-ish related. And what do you know? We are incredibly bright and funny women when we do not have to keep one eye on a child. (Who is inevitably going to fall off of that brick wall they are climbing on.)
These ladies are all so great and fun. They make me laugh and I just feel so very blessed that I have all of them in my life…
And finally, I love that we have beautiful endings to our days (or week) like this…
Full of promise for a good week to come.
I love your bright optimistic attitude even when you are crabby!!! I am glad you found some good in your week.
You know, if you weren’t a wife/mom/soccer coach/professional driver/great friend/terrific niece and all the other myriad of hats that you wear, you could be a great professional writer! I could practically feel your feelings in that e-mail — and then that wonderful James comes to your rescue! How romantic is that?! So glad your week ended better than it had been — and that you can see brighter days ahead! Here’s to a better week!
It’s so easy to get bogged down in the hard, overwhelming times and lose site of all the good, isn’t it? But good for you for rediscovering the blessings in your life. That looks like an awesome gang of friends, too!
I should be taking lessons from you my friend. You’re always so good to look on the positive side of things.
Hope this week is better, but still full of bright highlights like last week!
I was a bit crabby last week, too. My poor kids. Not sure if it was PMS or just stress or what, but I feel a bit more able to deal with life this week. So…I feel your pain. We had a great adult night out on on Saturday, too, so maybe that was the helpful tonic we needed??
I am the Queen of Crabby at the moment (hormones or lack thereof) so I fully empathise. It is so important though to count our blessings and you’ve done a great job of that here. Love Em’s face after the soccer loss. The first year of netball (she was 7) the BA only won two games all season! It didn’t interfere with her love of the game though. Yay for a night out and thoughtful husbands. You gals look great there!! Oh and beautiful sunset of course.