Grateful
Jeez, I didn’t mean to sound so negative at the end of my last post, making it sound like there was all this drama related to my trip and that I’d be so glad to escape it. That wasn’t the case at all, there was no drama, it’s just that I am a homebody and my boys are apparently similarly inclined and after a week away we were really starting to yearn.
The trip was great though. We did so much fun stuff and my boys especially had a really, really fun time, and that’s what was most important. I think back about spending time with my grandparents when I was small and it makes me happy to think that my boys memories will include tropical fruit trees, coffee making, tractor rides, volcanos, splashing in the warm ocean, and watching turtles crawl on the beach.
I feel so, so lucky that my boys’ grandmother is someone so generous and who wants so dearly to be involved in her grandsons’ lives that she would fly the three of us all the way to Hawaii and pay for every single expense we encountered during our week there. This morning when I paid for my week of parking I realized that it had been a really long time since I even checked whether my wallet was still in my back pocket because I hadn’t needed it at all. And of course, as always, despite the fact that she spent at least a couple grand on our visit, she also slipped a sizable check into my hand as we left. To cover parking costs, she told me, but the amount she gave me would have covered door to door limo service with money left over.
The last trip my boys and I took was also grandparent funded, when my dad took us all to stay at an ocean resort last year. It’s so easy to focus on all the things I don’t have in my life, even right now when I’m almost overwhelmed by all the good things that are happening. But truly I am so lucky and am the recipient of so much.
February 23rd, 2008 at 3:59 pm
I’m so glad you had such a great time–and it’s so great that your boys’ grandmother wants so much to be part of their growing up! I’ve always wanted to go to Hawaii, hopefully we can connect soon and I can hear all about your trip!
February 24th, 2008 at 10:09 pm
and I suspect you give a lot, too. Glad you had a good trip to Hawaii!