"Life is what happens while you are busy making other plans." -John Lennon This summer was hard. There is simply no other way to say it. We struggled with balancing family, work, and unexpected challenges. I fell off of the blogging train and, to be quite honest, didn't do much from my list. Throughout the summer I made "posts" to fill out later, but later kept getting pushed off. Today I deleted them all and decided to do one big "update" post so I can move into September with a clean slate and a commitment to taking care of myself by starting to focus on living my list once again. So here is what I "did" on my list this summer. Life List ItemsI drove a tractor. I love being from a small town and from "farm" families. But ironically, I had never actually driven a tractor. My boys have done it a million times with Papa Ben's Ford and Papa Jo's John Deere. So in June I took my turn on the Ford. It was funny that my 14 (soon to be 15) year old son was the person to teach me how! It was harder to control than I had anticipated, but it was fun none the less. Another Item off my list this summer was I finally learned to make tamales. For years I thought that this process would be "too hard" but a better descriptor would be "really long and lots of dishes." It took us three days to make our tamales because I didn't realize the importance of sequencing and timing. (Cook roast, mix masa, wait, soak husks, stuff, steam--there are lots and lots of steps). The only really challenge I hit was that I tried to steam them in my instant pot but they kept coming out sticky. When I sucked it up and went to buy a real steamer, it got SO much better. I can't wait for it to cool down a bit so we can do it again. I went on a 40th birthday girls trip to Puerto Vallerta with my high school friends. It was a blast to travel without any responsibility and reconnect with these women who where the constant companions of my childhood. We swam, shopped, went to mass in a beautiful church, ate great food, and simply enjoyed one another company. For the second time, I am putting this item back on my list--it was too fun to not do again. We went white water rafting in Idaho Springs. I had great memories of doing this in college and I wanted to share this adventure with my three boys. This summer there was epic water because of record snowpack. The water was freezing but it was a blast to take on the rapids. Luke nearly feel out of the boat, but was hilarious to watch as 3 people had to pull him back in. Going to a Craft and sip adventure that wasn't paining also came off the list. I went with Kirsten to Upstairs circus where I made a cool string art project. It was fun to pick your own project but there was a WHOLE lot of estrogen in the place. (Only one guy in the whole place!) |
AuthorAlmost 40 and tired of the treadmill, I am going to LIVE each day as a new adventure while finishing todo items on my life list. Mom, wife, teacher, geek! Archives
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