Monday....UUGH!!

Monday...back to work I go....it's weird because it seems that I actually am one of those people who love their work...I really do....but with my mom and Wes in town all I want to do is spend time with them. They are only here for one more week and sometimes I just want to stay in my mom's arms all day and turn in to a baby again. What a weird feeling huh? I'm 27 years old and a mom and a wife but sometimes I feel like I miss the good old days...don't we all....

While we are on the topic of being a kid...my beautiful son Maddox and I had a really special bonding moment last night. I feel like we really connected and understood each other... I love my son more than anything in the world of course... but last night he really felt like he was meant to be in my life and I really was meant to be in his. It's hard to explain but it was just a really special moment with him...I'm sure there will be many more to come. I guess that is what a relationship is all about...building one special moment together to the next until your special moments all blend in together and you just love someone so much that you bubble over with mushy love goop. (Wow...that might just be a good enough quote for a Hallmark Card)

I got to get to bed...it's midnight and my eyes are getting heavy with sleep....catch up soon.

I feel so good I finally ran today!!

It was a little under 2 miles but at least it was a run...I need to find some people out in Greensboro,NC who like to run too. :) I'll be back on the running path tomorrow morning...

Back from the beach with the Teeples

Carolina Beach is one of the most relaxing places to go...with the sand, surf, and family there it really was the most relaxing week we have all had in a long time. We actually are planning another trip to the beach hopefully the beginning of October. So now that we are back we get to start fresh...not only have we begun to have a new idea of how to approach our daily lives, a mantra that is repeated at the beach "NO WORRIES" but now we can start living our lives in the best way possible. There is no mountain too high or no valley to low...we just have to do it and enjoy the road we are on....life is just too short and there is so much I want to do and see. The Teeple family is just so much fun, the energy is contagious and everyone had so much love to go around. You can tell they all really care so deeply about each other. It was a privilege to be a part of the vacation and be around such great people.

Maddox is still at the beach with the Grandparents and will be back tomorrow afternoon...Randy has left to his Fantasy Football draft with one of his good friends from Florida...and Mom and Wes don't get back until tomorrow. So today is one of those days I can spend cleaning (not only the house) but my paperwork, my diet, and get started back on my running. A day just to refresh everything....of course I miss everyone....but I only have to wait one more day.

Here are some pictures of our trip!!

Our family trip bowling

We decided that a little friendly competition would be fun between all of us one night...and we all thought that we would play for bragging rights and a crazy looking donkey doll. Randy and Mom were leading all of us through each of the 3 rounds that we played. Guess who pulled it out and won...of course it was Randy! We'll get the donkey back Randy...next time....oh yes.....next time. HAHA!

We went bowling for some friendly competition...

Reflections...

I'm sitting here at 11:30pm on my computer...I've got most of the lights on because I'm scared of the dark and scared of being alone. I've got Alicia Keys on the radio which always makes me feel a little better...but just a little bit. Mom and Wes left to go up to NY today to visit Grandma and Randy left with his friends to play some poker. Maddox is gone with his Grandma Tee and Papa tonight before getting ready to head out to the beach tomorrow and Randy and I are going to head to Charlotte to celebrate Mark's birthday before heading down to the beach. Needless to say we have had a busy few weeks...still haven't completely updated all the pictures from Mom, Wes, and Brian's visit yet but I'll get it done this week...I promise. It feels like I just went from 100 to 0 in a few hours but I am not sure if I quite like the feeling...it's almost an empty feeling but at the same time a good time to collect myself and reflect. A cup of green tea and a good book might just do the trick to help me just unwind. It's strange....when there is nothing to do I feel like I HAVE to do something. There is just too much in life that I don't want to miss. Strange...but sometimes when you are too busy with "stuff" you tend to miss more. Things work out so well, it's almost like we have this cosmic pull that makes things fall in to place the way they should be. It feels that way now...for some reason this all feels right. Someone once told me if things are really hard and you have to push things a lot to get it to work and fit for you then it wasn't supposed to happen, but if it just feels natural, comes naturally then it is the way that things are supposed to go. Things just feel right....and that is how things are right now. Sometimes I get scared that things are just too good...my life was never supposed to be this way.....that I don't deserve to be this happy. I just know that everyday I value every single person in our lives and everything that we are able to do. Our family came a long way to get to this point....and the only place left to go is up. Seeing mom this happy really gives me a feeling of peace. It's the first time in a long time that mom really has allowed her beauty to show from the inside out. Wes has been a invigorating force in her life, and I feel the relationship works very well in return. He is a wonderful man with a vigor for life, and mom is too. I guess that is where I get it from...never growing up did I appreciate the people around me for the things that they all taught me. It was hard to realize at the time that the things they were showing me and modeling for me would impact my thoughts and actions for the rest of my life...can't thank them enough. I guess now that through my rambling on I am able to semi decipher that I am mostly feeling very thankful right now. There is never enough time in a day, money in the world, or good politicians out there...but one thing I can count on is that there is always enough love to go around.

Brian is leaving tomorrow at 6am back to Sunny California

We have to return Brian back to California...we have borrowed him long enough. SMILE Really it is never long enough. Brian is the light of all of our lives....we really enjoyed having him here.

The familly's visit...

You may have been looking at the blog for updates...we have been having a BLAST here at the Wheeler house. I tell you...there is just so many things to experience in life! We have a ton of video's and pictures to post on the blog...just not enough time to do it so hopefully soemtime this week we will be able to get it done. As you can see Brian came down for mom's 50th birthday and we all went skydiving. Randy and Maddox were there too all morning with us 100% of the way to support us. There is absolutely no way I could have done it without them there...and it was nice for everyone else to have their support too! We have been golfing, to the park, watching movies together, bowling, and just enjoying every minute we can together. It has really felt like a family. It has energized all of us to just get this month to BE together and spend time together. We all have gone on these wonderful paths and still have a long way to go. We don't know where we will end up but it is wonderful that we all take the time out of our busy lives to re-connect with each other and just to enjoy these times together. Life is too short to let it fly by without spending time with the people you love the most.

Skydiving for Mom's 50th Birthday!!!

Golfing with the family...

We had a wonderful time teaching our young "Tiger Woods" how to golf! :)