Grandparents' Weekend

Spring Break is drawing to an end.  I'm not surprised that I feel like it wasn't enough time.  It never is.  I keep replaying it all in my head so that I can feel like it was enough, but it just wasn't.

Even though it wasn't enough time it was a tremendous amount of fun.  But how could it not be?  One week with your whole family together, having adventures and traveling to see the people that you love.  That was our Spring Break.

We took a trip to see my folks.  During our time there we scheduled a visit to Poppa Jeffery's shipyard.  The kids really liked it.  They got to see the water and throw rocks in it.  They got to see a tractor and a travel-lift and many different kinds of boats.  The sun was hot and the sky was just beautiful.  It was a great visit.

My mom is a teacher.  It's her last year before retirement.  Her Spring Break did not coincide with ours, but we still managed to squeeze in some Mamita Donna time.  We were treated to Chick-Fil-A and a small shopping trip to Target where we got our new flops for the upcoming spring/summer.  We also got to run some errands with her and just enjoy her company.  It's strange how you miss doing the seemingly mundane things together.

My kids really love when we go to see my parents.  And it makes total sense.  Toys that they haven't seen in a while, food that they haven't eaten in a while, ice cream cones, big screen TVs with more channels than you can shake a stick at, dogs, and grandparents.  That last one is surely the best part.

I'm not sure what it's like to be a grandparent.  I imagine that it's almost as good as when you first became a parent.  I mean, a baby is born and it is a joyous time.  You share in that joy, but in the end you go back to your house, away from your grandkids.  That part can be good, but I imagine that it's a little sad too.  It must be hard to go long amounts of time without seeing your grandkids and when you do see them, their changes must be so evident and that must make time seem like it's going so fast.  But new babies in the family offer hope.  It must be so wonderful to see your creation just keep on going.  I do look forward to the day when, God willing, I get to see my own grandkids and enjoy their company.  But I'm in no hurry.  The last thing I want to have happen is that I get to the point where my kids have kids and I feel like there just wasn't enough time.  But c'est la vie.  I'm just glad that I'm on a ride that I'm enjoying. And I'm thankful that I have parents to share it with.  We love you Nonna and Poppa!