When we were driving home yesterday, I thought it was pretty cool that we drove past the new building for Orange County Choppers. If I was driving, I'd have tried to stop in and get a tee from Mikey!
Oh, and by the way, I am so grateful for 2-ply toilet paper. Does Massachusetts have something against 2-ply?!?
Next time I go on a road trip with anyone, I'm bringing the coffee. No reason not to bring the good stuff (i.e. Starbucks or Seattle's Best) when one is on retreat. I can stomach the other stuff, but it just isn't good when you are used to the nectar of angels.
I realized I am very much the kind of person who likes to see places, but if I'm going to do a retreat, I'd better go alone. I did not have any "aha" moments or anything while at the shrine. I had far too many laughs - so it was a great time in the friendship kind of way, but nothing spiritual for me. I'm fine with that. Let's just say, if you do go there for a retreat (I mean, you are staying like a pilgrim) go alone. If you are passing through town and stop in, it won't matter. In a way, for me, this shrine is a "passing through town" kind of event for me. I would have been content to see it and move along. This is not to say I did not appreciate my time up there. I just found it hard to plug in to the spiritual/prayerful aspects of it. Make sense? It is difficult to write precisely what I mean as I do not want to hurt feelings. I had a good time and no regrets about going. I mean that.
I will no longer be able to blog after the 19th of this month. Any posts after that date will be done sporadically by using other people's PC's and/or libraries (can't see myself doing that really) or by some strange chance we buy a laptop (not really wanting to waste my money on that right now). So, this is my warning that I'm going away soon - and I don't know how often I'll be able to type something here - but I will be back. I promise. In the mean time, I have much to get done this week.
Packing - there's a first shipment going out on the 18th. This week means separating our clothing into suitcases and this shipment. This shipment will also include linens and kitchen and bath things we need as soon as possible - but won't have until the end of June.
The house will be cleared out the 20th and 22nd. We won't see this stuff until the end of July.
The 29th is Squirrel Boy's Confirmation.
Life is getting crazy, but I am pretty calm.
Thanks be to God!
Oh, and by the way, I am so grateful for 2-ply toilet paper. Does Massachusetts have something against 2-ply?!?
Next time I go on a road trip with anyone, I'm bringing the coffee. No reason not to bring the good stuff (i.e. Starbucks or Seattle's Best) when one is on retreat. I can stomach the other stuff, but it just isn't good when you are used to the nectar of angels.
I realized I am very much the kind of person who likes to see places, but if I'm going to do a retreat, I'd better go alone. I did not have any "aha" moments or anything while at the shrine. I had far too many laughs - so it was a great time in the friendship kind of way, but nothing spiritual for me. I'm fine with that. Let's just say, if you do go there for a retreat (I mean, you are staying like a pilgrim) go alone. If you are passing through town and stop in, it won't matter. In a way, for me, this shrine is a "passing through town" kind of event for me. I would have been content to see it and move along. This is not to say I did not appreciate my time up there. I just found it hard to plug in to the spiritual/prayerful aspects of it. Make sense? It is difficult to write precisely what I mean as I do not want to hurt feelings. I had a good time and no regrets about going. I mean that.
I will no longer be able to blog after the 19th of this month. Any posts after that date will be done sporadically by using other people's PC's and/or libraries (can't see myself doing that really) or by some strange chance we buy a laptop (not really wanting to waste my money on that right now). So, this is my warning that I'm going away soon - and I don't know how often I'll be able to type something here - but I will be back. I promise. In the mean time, I have much to get done this week.
Packing - there's a first shipment going out on the 18th. This week means separating our clothing into suitcases and this shipment. This shipment will also include linens and kitchen and bath things we need as soon as possible - but won't have until the end of June.
The house will be cleared out the 20th and 22nd. We won't see this stuff until the end of July.
The 29th is Squirrel Boy's Confirmation.
Life is getting crazy, but I am pretty calm.
Thanks be to God!
7 comments:
God Bless you on all of that packing & organizing...
Did you consider that God WANTED you to have a fun and relaxing "retreat"??? Maybe He knows that's what you needed right now!
Pax Christi, E
I will continue to pray for you during this time...I will miss your posts, but can't wait to hear about sunny Hawaii!
Elizabeth - yeah, I think like this: it is what it is. I don't like to force myself into spiritual things; I let it happen if it will. Bottom line is that it was fun and enjoyable -
Blessings on the moving adventure. Fun! But, ending up in Hawaii has got to make it all worthwhile.
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I like what you said about retreats and friends, I think that is true, once a friend and I went to a retreat and didn't know it was silent until we got there! It was pure torture for us!
Gosh, I will be thinking about you so much during your move, think ahead 2 months and God is already there. It will all be over, right? Hard to imagine life after that, I'm sure.
I'm guessing since you are physically
going to be moving away from these dear friends, that you and the Good Lord knows it and somewhere down deep, it is/was important that you all make memories at a very special place..that part was a gift from God.
The other part is that I'll also bet that down deep its a little hard to let it go with all the tiny little this and that in the back of your mind..nothing wrong ..it was what it was that way, as you say. The effort made still pays off in ways we don't even see at the moment..its there!
Glad you had a happy Mom's Day and welcoming home ceremony! ;)
nectar of the angels?
you.are.too.funny!
:)
well, happy packing. will be praying for you. i just found out we are going to be moving too, so i am a little bummed that my summer plans won't quite be what i expected.
happy belated mama's day.
hugs.
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