Keeping the Romance Alive

Last weekend I spent time in New York visiting with family and friends.  While the time I spent there was incredible, I definitely missed my husband.  I was very excited to get home and see him.  After coming home later in the evening we began the work week.  During the week we only have about 2 hours of time that we spend together...and that all depends on whether or not I fall asleep early.  I decided that because we had a number of days a part we needed a date night...Stefan agreed.

Saturday we decided we would go on a mini date.  We went bowling, and not that it matters but, I won!  After dinner we went to dinner and enjoyed a nice meal and drink together.  Once we came home we watched TV on our own and then called it a night.  

While to most this may not sound like anything special, I think it made my weekend a thousand times better.  It's really important to keep the romance in a relationship alive no matter how new or old the relationship is.  There still needs to be a sense of excitement even if that means a date night, or watching a movie with popcorn.  No matter how simple the activity or time spent is it is necessary to have moments that make you feel like you are 'a kid again'.  Everyone wants to feel special and know that they still reign supreme in their significant others eyes.  When this feeling is lost, it is hard to regain.  So make sure to keep the spark alive and have the one you love feel special each and every day.

Meditation

Yesterday I went to a mindful meditation class.  It was my first time doing any sort of meditation and I have to say it was quite an amazing experience.  I cannot recall the last time my head was so clear.  I was in a state that focused on me, my body, heart and soul.  I cannot wait to do it again, it was a half hour that freed my mind and relaxed my body.

Holding Grudges

Over the holiday season, my sister told me that she reached out to her husbands old friends wife to see how they were doing and to get his hold friends phone number.  My sister had said that her husband had been talking about the good 'ol days and really missed his friend.  She later told me that he had contacted his old friend for New Years.  They talked about their lives and how they missed each other.

I think that we all experience similar situations that often, we do not recall why we don't talk to certain people anymore and why the friendship went sour.  I also think that too often we hold unnecessary grudges.  Are these old relationships really having any impact on our current lives?  Maybe not, but I do think that we may carry a little excess baggage from past relationships that we need to let go of.  Why not shoot them a message and let them know you were thinking of them?  There is no need to do this with every relationship you've had with friends that may not have worked out, but there were those few gems for sure.

Life is too short to hold grudges, let things go and move on in the way that works best for you.

It's a New Year

Hello Friends! The past year has been quite a journey and quite wonderful. Had some amazing trips and adventures including my first cruise, a trip to California, bungee jumping and taking in some beautiful sights. I earned my Masters, saw my niece get christened and said goodbye to my home of 26 years to start a new life in a new state with my husband. The past few months have been hard adjusting to this new life (thank God Miles jumped in my car), but despite all the tears I know at the end of the day this adventure is a stepping stone to future happiness.

So with a new year comes new memories...as well as 'resolutions. No matter what my resolution has been in the past they never seem to last more than the first week of the new year...but this year I'm going to try really hard. I came up with a short list of resolutions and hung them up in the kitchen. I figure maybe if I see them everyday it'll give me more motivation. One of these resolutions is to write something at least once a week. I would say every day, but let's get real, life tends to get in the way and I know writing something every day probably isn't going to happen. In any case this is the reason to get this blog up and running...to motivate me to write more! I find that I get lost in my writing and it's something that I truly enjoy doing.

Wherever you are in your life right now, think about the good fortunes you have in your life and let's cheers to the new year!

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