To know me is to love me

It has been a long time since I posted. Life has been super-busy, as it has been for most of us as we try to enjoy these short few months of summer. It has been so rainy and stormy over the past few weeks, it has not been easy to enjoy, as of yet, although the forecast looks good for the next week.

My thoughts running through my head today are those of other people in my life. I had such a wonderful weekend this weekend, with a family wedding on Friday night and a family reunion on Saturday. I love getting together with aunts, uncles, cousins, second cousins, and, of course, my grandma. I love catching up with them, hanging out with them, and just playing around. I love that I have this big, warm, chaotic extended family, and I understand just how truly blessed I am. In the midst of all of those warm feelings, I also feel frustrated. I feel that there are those in my life who should know me the best, who don't take the time to know me, to know who I really am, what I do, what my strengths are, my weaknesses, my accomplishments, my goals, and on and on and on. And I guess it really boils down to expectations that I have that are not being met. I know the solution is to just not have those expectations, but boy, that is tough to do. But, I really need to work on that, for my own happiness. But I see the wisdom in the words "to know me is to love me", because it really is true.

Enough of that. Time to let that negativity go.....

In Holen news:

The boys are really enjoying baseball this summer. Cameron is playing in the minor league (7, 8, and 9 year-olds), which is Monday and Wednesday at 6-7. Alex is playing in the major league (10, 11, and 12 year-olds) which is M and W from 7:15-8:30. So, we are busy those evenings, especially on Wednesdays, because I don't even get home from work until 5:30. So we are eating suppers of PB&J and popcorn on Wednesday evenings.

Lilly is enjoying summer, but is anxiously awaiting the start of kindergarten. Apparently there is "big kindergarten" which means that learning will happen, and "little kindergarten" which is free play. She is excited to ride the bus and eat lunch at school. Big stuff for a 5 year old!

We have had 2 weddings, 2 grad parties, and a family reunion, all within the past three weeks. On Wednesday after baseball, we will be heading up to Erskine to Ed's uncle's cabin for our annual 4th of July vacation. We are all so excited! There is just something about being up there, it is very relaxing. Even Lilly can't wait.

Hope you are all enjoying the summer!!!