June was a time for growing…

and learning in a ton of ways.  Our little veggie garden the kids and I planted in mid may that looked like this when we left for California, now resembles Jumungi and will require much staking and weaving through lattice in the next few days.  My tummy has expanded with the little baby inside (which we found out today will be a…. Girl.), and friendships with both of my sisters in laws have grown mightily, more than they have in the past four years put together.  I am really happy with the ways things have grown, and I hope they all continue to grow as fast in the months and years to come.

I have also discovered or learned many things, some through experiences and others through the wisdom of others.  I have discovered that older people like to complain and to make things hard on themselves.  Apparently it is easier to fight change tooth and nail than to go along with something simple like changing the door knobs on your cupboards, and adding decorative hooks to your walls.  People tend to like to have others feel sorry for themselves by not landscaping their “yards”, and feigning “Headaches” while refusing to do” what the doctors have ordered”.  But then when all is said and done they really enjoy the changes in their homes and their lives. 

I have also witnessed the lion theory in real life, where the old lion growls and complains and tries to take charge of things that are not his concern, while the yuoung lion is away, but when the young lion arrives gently (and swiftly) backs off and offers nothing but help and peace, and ceases to growl at all. (Unfortunatly the young lion did a bit of extra growling to help tame the old lion). 

A “Dear Friend” has taught me to blog everything, much like a journal, even if the time has past and new instances have happened, and to use analogies in my blogging to protect the identities of others ( I have been practicing this new skill already, can you tell?), so I will try to blog more often.  I have also discovered that I am woefully behind on my adult reading, and in need of book suggestions (so suggest away!), and that I do miss San Diego in some ways, although I also learned how much I love living in Colorado by being away for so long, and that I truly love my hubby with all my heart and would be lost with out him ( this trip was the longest we have ever been apart since the day we met,8 years ago).  My Sisters’ have also reminded me what it is to feel pretty (oh, so pretty) and that confidance plays a big part in how you feel and others percieve you, which I have brought back with me to the land of summer sun and airconditioners (and how miserable it is with out airconditioned cars and houses, yeachhh).  With new makeup, new shoes and a renewed interest in real fashion (not mommywear), although I will save the shopping spree for once the baby girl has arrived.

So in short I miss San Diego to a point. I love Colorado. I love my house, my airconditioning, and my hubby more than ever.  I will blog more often (and hopefully get better at it as I go), I will wear makeup everytime I leave the house (pending an emergancy), I will keep in contact with my SIL’s and build our relationships. I will read more adult books.  I will find my part of our little girl to be’s name from our genealogy alchives (because we really can’t call her Handsome Moise, or can we??). And I will remember all these lessons and others that I learned this month forever  (now that they are blogged). 

~ by Robin on June 29, 2006.