What a fantastic weekend!

Friday night I took a long walk with Sable (our dog) around the neighborhood (I was going to go to the gym but was "forbidden"; that's a whole other blog). It was nice to be with myself for an hour or so, just enjoying all the sights and smells of spring, because it's been a long time since I've done any meditation or spiritual work. So, when I got home I was mentally rested, and decided to tackle the grocery store. I got home around 8:30am, Sean helped me put the groceries away, and we watched some TV before heading to bed.

Saturday Sean worked, so Ian and I lounged in bed together for a while, then headed to my nephew's birthday party at Dinosaur Land. We had a great time, and while there we got a call that my Mom was being released from the hospital! We left the party and got home around 1:30pm, and at that point we all (Sean, Ian, and I) took a nice lazy nap. We got up and went to my brother's house to swim after that, and it was so much fun! The kids had a blast and my parents showed up, so all the adults sat around talking and laughing while the kids played... We got home around 7 and Sean left to go up to see his friend in Wesley Chapel. Ian passed out at 9pm, so I got to spend some time working on my jewelery (I'll post what I did later- one is a piece for my Mom for Mother's Day, the other one is something I designed with my Church symbol).

I fell asleep around 1am this morning, and was up at 7am. Sean and I lazed around drinking coffee and reading the paper, then decided to go to Busch Gardens for the day. My brother and his family met us there, and we all had a fantastic day. We even took Ian on the River Rapid ride! We came home at 3pm, took a nap, then went to my brother's for a quick swim.

I'm home now, and am so happy. I needed a weekend like this so badly! The stress from my Mom's health, my inner turmoil over my marriage, issues with work... They all seem so manageable now!