Now that I’m blogging again, I’m going through photos I’ve uploaded to Flickr to see what stuff I need to catch you up on.
I decided that pretty much all of my pictures are ones that depict the early stages of an empty nester.
It’s not an easy transition…the house too quiet. But I’m choosing not to wallow in my sadness…at least not too often…and embrace this new phase in my life.
The Mr. and I have had a lot of time to reconnect. You can often find us out and about at local restaurants. Some of our favorites are those that are on the water.
Eating dinner with the backdrop of the sun setting against the water is simply breathtaking.
These photos are unfiltered, y’all.
My days are spent loving on my fur babies.
Gambit is ours until Rooster takes him to his first duty station.
Being home means taking care of the house. One of my sprinkler zones quit working, so I had to call in an expert. This local husband and wife team did a great job diagnosing the problem and fixing what wound up being a broken valve for a minimal charge.
There is, of course, my daily workout time. Sometimes, I run errands afterward (I think that’s my bathing suit peeking out underneath…maybe I went to the pool afterward?).
Empty nesting means cooking whatever I want without a whole lot of repercussions…except when a recipe fails in a major way…
Um…yeah. Those were supposed to be vegan brownie muffins. The batter tasted great. Apparently either the baking soda or baking powder (whichever I used…can’t remember now) had an issue.
Ahem.
Now that I’m an empty nester, I get redo’s without anyone getting mad (I’d take the mad now any day just to have my babies home, though).
I can make such things as Red Lentil and Rice Loaf (and it actually tastes delicious)…something that nobody else will touch and that my children are probably pretty glad I waited to cook until they’d moved out…
There’s midday TV…War Eagle!
There’s homemade salad dressings with small tossed salads on the plastic plates that my boy left behind from his year at Auburn.
There’s uninterrupted reading…
And shopping trips to soothe my heart when I’m having a rough day and missing my children…
I can often be found staying up late at night watching Agents of Shield while knitting…
There are Saturday poolside dates with the hubby…
Or trips to the beach…
Where I engage in more uninterrupted reading (unless it’s to reminisce over years gone by when I see cute toddlers testing the water for the first time…sigh)…
And post-sun dinners out…
I am such a blessed gal. By God’s grace, I’ve raised children who are self-sufficient citizens. After pouring so much time and energy into making sure they arrived safely into adulthood (again by God’s grace) I’m at the point in my life where I can slow down a little…at least until school starts back up…recharge my batteries…and just be.
This empty nesting thing is bittersweet, indeed, but I take joy in my children’s accomplishments…in their independence…and I will continue to follow this latest turn in the road I call life.
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