Taking a Pause.

I have been counting down to this very day for the past several months. This afternoon marks the start of my vacation. Yes, yes, hubs and I went to Gatlinburg for a long weekend recently. And yes, I did take off a week at work back in June to lounge by the pool and clean my house here in Indiana. BUT this poor body has not seen the beach for a year! If you weren't already aware, I am in love with the beach, with the sun, and with being tan. But more than that this year I am in love with the idea of taking a pause from my life for a whole week!

 

Life has been rough lately. I cannot wait to take a much needed break from worrying about having a baby and planning our next step. Coy and I already decided to take this month off from any kind of fertility treatments, including medication, but we have also decided that this next week will one of baby-free discussion. This doesn't make the issue magically go away but the beach and change of scenery makes it easier to try to forget about it temporarily.

 

I also cannot wait to take a break from worrying about the future. Hubs lost his job almost two months ago. And for anyone who has been without work knows, it's never a carefree time. We have been extremely blessed during this time and have managed to not be strapped for money. But even with that being said it is hard to ever feel relaxed for an extended amount of time without worrying about the next month, the next bill, the next potential job opportunity. This next week will also provide some much needed respite from this stressor. We have been lucky enough to set aside enough cash over the past few months for our trip. I am so thankful for this because it will actually allow us to live financially carefree for a week. We have also been lucky that in the midst of Coy's job loss we have not had to dig into this money.

 

And finally I cannot wait to take a break from work (shocking, I know). Work always seems to fluctuate between stressful and calm. There never seems to be a happy medium. And unfortunately the past few weeks have seemed to be more focused on stressful. One day when I am gone from this place I need to write a book about all of the things I have had to deal with as a supervisor. It really is unreal. And please don't read that as I don't like my job - because I can't imagine myself working somewhere else, doing something else, or working with a different population. But being one of the big bosses comes with a whole new meaning to my day and whole new set of crazy situations that I have to deal with!  

 

Even in the midst of all of the craziness of life hubs and I are so blessed. One of the huge ways we are blessed is that we get to enjoy a week away at this amazing house with this amazing view!