oh how i love long weekends - i get to have all my favourite people home together. i've turned into such a homebody (winter?!!) and when everyone is here at home it is like a big deep breath in. i'm noticing how i have changed from one who used to like distracting myself and escaping the house to really sinking into being home...mess and imperfection and empty fridge and all!
i'm cherishing our time together, this childhood of theirs, this time in our life.
it's been a stressful few months since some visa dramas came up (for the kids and i) last year resulting in lawyers, a lot of uncertainty and now the need for us to travel back to australia to sort it out. of course i am excited and grateful for the opportunity to go 'home' but not loving the anxiety i'm feeling mixed in with it about leaving 'home'. we will likely be there for several weeks and be missing our daddy-o a lot...probably not missing the cold weather...but who knows..?!!
so stay tuned for our next adventures...because if i can be sure of anything it is that life is a big adventure indeed.
until then we are getting in all the snuggles we possibly can and feeling happy for right here right now.
shoot! that doesn't sound fun at all. sounds like you're doing a good job (at least at the moment you wrote that post) ;-) of wrapping it all up in a good positive outlook and reason for juicin' out the most of this moment. travel safely and may the visa fairies bless you!!
Posted by: Lindsay | January 21, 2013 at 08:36 PM
Bummer Em, that's hard. I know first hand how stressful visa issues can be. Bitter sweet though, travelling back to Aus I guess. Not stopping in Singapore on the way are you?
Posted by: Georgia | January 21, 2013 at 10:47 PM
Oz will welcome you with sunshine and open arms, replenish you with family love and send you back filled with good memories and the ability to enjoy a little bit more winter before spring sets in once more :)
Posted by: Zi | January 22, 2013 at 01:50 AM
Ah, I know what you mean. I love long weekends with the hubby and kids. I also know what you mean about being a homebody and sinking in. I just started a full time job after 9 years at home and I'm really missing my comfort zone.
I hope you have a great trip back home and that everything works out with your visas.
Posted by: Erika Martin | January 22, 2013 at 04:25 AM
I'm sorry to hear about your visa dramas, I hope they can be solved easily. But I hope you enjoy your trip back to Australia.
Posted by: Anne-Marie | January 22, 2013 at 11:53 AM