My Crazy Life and The Blessings Within: August 2012

Monday, August 27, 2012

Countdown To Kindergarten

In four days, my little buddy will be a Kindergartner. As I have said many times over the last year, this seems like the biggest step he has ever made and ever will until it is time to go to college. I know that kindergarten does mean that my baby is all grown up, but I feel like it is the first step on a new journey that leads to it.

No longer will my little snuggle-bug get to miss school because I let him stay up to watch the end of the Maryland-Duke game. No longer will our Saturdays be spent being lazy if we want because mommy is finally home from work. No longer will we be able to take vacations during the school year while the roads are empty. No, the responsibility of school, CCD, activities and sports will help shape our time now.

How can this little face be ready for kindergarten?

Along with the responsibility, though, will come such an amazing world that my little guy can’t even imagine. Now he will gain experiences like favorite teachers, best friends, pick-up sports at recess, learning to read his own bedtime books, trading snacks at lunch, field trips, slumber parties and so many things I can’t imagine either.

I cannot wait for my Jakey to experience the fun of the next 13 years of grade-school and I will do my best to be present everyday and love him through it. But for now, for the next three days, I will just enjoy my preschooler and get every last minute in.

Who Am I?

Who am I?
Isn’t that one of those questions you ask yourself in your mid-twenties? You think deeply about it and come up with some philosophical answer that defines you and your path. Well, at this point, I am not sure that I have the time or the desire to define myself with a deep philosophical definition. What I can tell you is that my mind has taught itself to think in a much simpler and direct way. So, who am I?

I am a mom, a wife, a sister, a daughter, a friend, an aunt, a Godmother and a coworker. I am someone who puts in a load of laundry and may forget to hit the start button because the baby cried or a math homework problem needed some assistance. I am someone who loves that my son plays sports but still prays for rain every once in a while because we really could use a quiet night at home. I am someone who stays up later than planned because I am chatting with my older sister or I finally have the time and energy to clean the bathroom. Let’s not kid ourselves; I may also be up because I recently caught a Candy Crush addiction. We all like to think of ourselves as originals, and in some way we are, but I also know that I have many of the same joys and challenges as others. I hope you find that makes me relatable.