Perfecting the art of the living contradiction.

Monday, May 30, 2022

How it feels?

This past week was our last week as a family for a while. Yesterday, Sena took the train to DC to start her internship with Senator Blumenthal. Who knows where her road will lead after that?

She was excited and of course I'm also very excited for her, and so proud;  and, at the same time I'm in a bit of shock for myself, even though I knew this was coming. I've been super clingy with her lately, trying to enjoy every moment, and probably spoiling many of them by trying too hard....

Right now I just feel sore in a weird way, like when you get hurt and you know you're hurt but you don't know where or how to explain it.
I'm kind of embarrassed by how I feel, and I certainly don't want to hold her back or make her feel bad in any way. I know that I'll figure it out with some time, so I'm going to give myself that time to just feel it, even though I can't put words to it very well.

You know how everyone says the years go by fast, they really do, but somehow it doesn't sink in until it's your turn.

This is a picture before she got on the train yesterday.
And this one is Aiyana at Trinity college, which we went to visit after dropping Sena off yesterday.
And this is my little corner where I read and write and find peace
Sena sent this picture. She can see the Lincoln memorial from her room!
I'll end with this one of my beautiful girls.
peace

Sunday, May 22, 2022

Reels!

After Sena introduced me to reels, (short videos on Instagram), I've been having a lot of fun making them with little scenes from my garden and other places I love.
Here's a link to one from this morning:

https://www.instagram.com/reel/Cd3Iz34F5MY/?igshid=YmMyMTA2M2Y=

Saturday, May 14, 2022

Everything

The feeling of everything combined
The unbearable beauty
Everything fading away
Yet somehow ever present
How to hold it all
How she could never hold it
How it was gone
How it would always be there

Friday, May 13, 2022

Aiyana and her friends

Aiyana went to prom today with her two best friends. My girls are getting so big! I am happy and proud of them, and also feel a sweet kind of sadness about it all, about how fast time is going by...

Tuesday, May 10, 2022

And she's done!

Sena graduated on Sunday. So proud of who she is and everything she's done. 
Peace

Monday, May 02, 2022

The youngest college graduate!

Here's a really nice video that UConn put together to celebrate their youngest and oldest graduates this year. Sena, at 18, is the youngest.
The video shows some pictures of her being homeschooled as well. Looking back on that time, I have such mixed feelings: I LOVE that we had that time together, and that I was able to be with them every day. But I also wish I had given more and been more patient, and less stressed about the farm....

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=agSWNoUVWgQ

Sunday, May 01, 2022

Happy May Day!

A little video from this morning.
https://youtu.be/z7oE8ywONcc