One of those moments ..

I miss my family .. this weekend I went over to Rob's sister's and met most of the family .. his sister's, cousins .. little babies. I got to watch new grandparents, and great grand parents all interact. It was pretty cool. In my married life we would go to the in-laws every Thanksgiving and see Grammy and Grampy .. all the uncles and aunts and cousins. They were nice, very down to earth ..I find myself always wishing I had my sisters and their families close by. Now that I'm divorced, the teenagers and I go to my sister's house in Massachusetts. I love it there .. my nephews and niece are so fun. Hard to believe I changed their diapers 25 years ago!!! My other sister lives in the Philippines .. we're lucky if we see each other every other year. I haven't seen her girls since 2003!
My other sister lives in Amsterdam .. usually we'll see her family every other year. My mom lives in the Hague ..every other year is just too little. My mom is getting older, and traveling for her is getting more difficult .. I don't like the thought that we'll never have those family gatherings.. watching my nephews have babies, seeing my sisters become grandparents ... large family dinners and lots of conversations going in all directions... complete chaos .. but family chaos.
Right now the best I get is daily Yahoo Instant Messaging with the Manila sister .. a weekly call to my mom .. and maybe every other month to Amsterdam sister. I talk to my Massachusetts sister probably every other day ... I should be grateful that we have that .. but on gatherings like this weekend, I begin to realize how much I miss my family.

My uncle and aunt, my sisters and me in 2009.

Friday Fill Ins

 

It's Friday .. time to play Friday Fill Ins .. click here to play:

And...here we go!

1. Hey! _I love you soo, I want you to know. That I'm going to miss your love the minute you walk out that door .... Please don't go__.

2. _Why is it_" kernel of truth."?   is there so little truth?

3. Eat _to run, run to eat .. Pretzel M&M's doesn't provide any form of nourishment other than instant gratification soul nourishment__.

4. _Stuck _ in the middle., with you ..

5. First thing to note: _never wake a sleeping teenager before 10 am on the weekend__.

6.  _I miss moments of  distraction.

7. And as for the weekend, tonight I'm looking forward to _being with my teenagers (but then again, their plans change pretty quick!)_, tomorrow my plans include _a bit of sleeping in, gym time and then we are on the way to Southern Maine __ and Sunday, I want to _enjoy the Red Sox, and hopefully get that picture I have been wanting to take__!

Happy Weekend!

Thursday 13 - 13 Gym songs ..

So, it's Thursday again, time for Thursday 13 .. this is what is currently playing on my shuffle .. there are not in any particular order..I added my favorite part of the lyrics.The teenagers make fun of me because I'm limited in the knowledge of play lists and music loading ..I have two basic play lists "Running" and "Cool down" .. do I need more??
Here we go:

1. Club Can't handle Me - Flo Rida -You know I know how to make em stop and stare as I zone out
2. King of Anything - Sara Bareilles -Who died, and made you King of Anything?
3. Hold on Tight - ELO -Hold on tight to your dreams
4. Paris (Ohh La La) - Grace Potter and the Nocturnals - you've got me down on the floor
5. Wanna Be Startin' Something - Michael Jackson - Lift your head up high ..
6. Beatles Medley - Stars on 45 - listen .. do you want to know a secret?
7. S & M - Rihanna - .. I may be bad, but I'm perfectly good
8. If I Die Young - The Band Perry -If I die young, bury me in satin, lay me down on a bed of roses ..
9. The House That Built Me - Miranda Lambert - I thought if I could touch this place or feel it
   This brokenness inside me might start healing
10. Waiting Outside the Lines - Greyson Chance -You'll never enjoy your life, living inside the box
11. Speechless - Lada GaGa - Oh boy you've left me speechless .. so speechless
12. How Deep Is the Ocean - Eric Clapton - How much do i love you ..

Weekend is almost here ... going to a Red Sox game!