Boots: Frye Melissa Button Boots
Necklace: Urban Outfitters
"Time, Time, Time, see what's become of me while I looked around for my possibilities. I was so hard to please. Look around, leaves are brown, and the sky is a hazy shade of winter." - Simon and Garfunkel
My mom had a heart attack a few days ago. Thankfully, it was a mild one, and she is home now and almost back to her old self again. It happened while she was with me, and I was the one who drove her to the ER. It was some scary shit, but I'm so glad it's over now, and we can commence with the heart attack jokes.
It's such a surreal thing, watching your parents get old. Hell, it's weird watching myself get older. Oh, and let's not forget about my kids who are quickly becoming "not kids" anymore. I took my 12 year old son out to dinner and a movie Friday night, just he and I. It seemed so strange to have a semi-adult conversation at the dinner table with my son who is almost the same height as me. It was nice, though. I don't get to talk one and one with him that often, because his younger brother and sister demand all the attention. After dinner, I purchased 2 ADULT tickets to a showing of the new Hobbit movie. Yes, in the movie ticket world, my son is an ADULT. Gulp...slow down time! I'm not ready!
I think this Christmas is going to be a pretty special one for me. All my kids are technically still kids, and both of my parents are still here. It's hard to wrap my brain around the fact that the 2 most omnipotent figures in my life will not be here one day. It's hard to imagine that in a few short years, my kids will be adults. And it's hard to believe that, if I'm lucky, I'll be around to see it all. I don't know what Christmases in the future will bring, but for now, I'm really going to try and savor Christmas Present.
It's such a surreal thing, watching your parents get old. Hell, it's weird watching myself get older. Oh, and let's not forget about my kids who are quickly becoming "not kids" anymore. I took my 12 year old son out to dinner and a movie Friday night, just he and I. It seemed so strange to have a semi-adult conversation at the dinner table with my son who is almost the same height as me. It was nice, though. I don't get to talk one and one with him that often, because his younger brother and sister demand all the attention. After dinner, I purchased 2 ADULT tickets to a showing of the new Hobbit movie. Yes, in the movie ticket world, my son is an ADULT. Gulp...slow down time! I'm not ready!
I think this Christmas is going to be a pretty special one for me. All my kids are technically still kids, and both of my parents are still here. It's hard to wrap my brain around the fact that the 2 most omnipotent figures in my life will not be here one day. It's hard to imagine that in a few short years, my kids will be adults. And it's hard to believe that, if I'm lucky, I'll be around to see it all. I don't know what Christmases in the future will bring, but for now, I'm really going to try and savor Christmas Present.

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