Leaving Footprints

 

 “Take only memories, leave only footprints.”

 

Leaving on an Adventure

 “It's not the destination, it's the journey” – Unknown.

 

Full Circle Moment

 

 

 Sofia and Aria attended a book signing for Barbara and Jenna Bush's newest book "Love Comes First." It was held on the SMU campus at the George W. Bush Presidential Library. Laura Bush was in attendance too. It happened also to be her birthday. I asked was there cake and they responded "No cake but lots of desserts!" I recalled the time Aria wrote to me from Italy in 2008. She had been awarded a Fulbright Fellowship to work in Sardinia for a year and had received an invitation along with four other Fulbright recipients to meet with Laura Bush in Rome at the Center for International Studies. Today was one of those full circle moments, mothers and daughters meeting for the first time and again.

 

 

Suits

 

I know I’m late to this party but I’m totally addicted to this series! Writing is great, loving the brilliant repartee. Lewis Litt cracks me up! Where have I been?

 

 

We Grew Watermelons

 

For some time now we’ve been catching our rinse water from dish washing in a big pot and we water the garden with it. It’s amazing how much water goes down the drain when you wash dishes. Because we water the garden with this daily run off we’ve gotton so many volunteer plants. Awhile ago we suddenly had a big leafy vine growing under our rose bushes. At first we thought it was squash but last week we discovered watermelons!

The Golden Bachelor

 

Cliff hanger ending...

Someone's heart is going to be broken. My advice: Have some chocolate cake ready!

I Hope You Dance

 

 

I hope you never lose your sense of wonder,
You get your fill to eat but always keep that hunger,
May you never take one single breath for granted,
God forbid love ever leave you empty handed,
I hope you still feel small when you stand beside the ocean,
Whenever one door closes I hope one more opens,
Promise me that you'll give faith a fighting chance,
And when you get the choice to sit it out or dance.

I hope you dance... I hope you dance...

I hope you never fear those mountains in the distance,
Never settle for the path of least resistance,
Livin' might mean takin' chances, but they're worth takin',
Lovin' might be a mistake, but it's worth makin',
Don't let some Hell bent heart leave you bitter,
When you come close to sellin' out reconsider,
Give the heavens above more than just a passing glance,
And when you get the choice to sit it out or dance.

I hope you dance... I hope you dance.
I hope you dance... I hope you dance.
(Time is a wheel in constant motion always rolling us along,
Tell me who wants to look back on their years
And wonder where those years have gone.)

I hope you still feel small when you stand beside the ocean,
Whenever one door closes I hope one more opens,
Promise me that you'll give faith a fighting chance,
And when you get the choice to sit it out or dance.

Dance... I hope you dance.
I hope you dance... I hope you dance.
I hope you dance... I hope you dance.
(Time is a wheel in constant motion always rolling us along,
Tell me who wants to look back on their years
And wonder where those years have gone.)

Source: Musixmatch Song by Lee Ann Womack