We spent Christmas in AZ. It has been our tradition since my dad died to be with Scott's family in AZ for Christmas. We were delayed getting there as our furnace broke- which is not a good thing when you have an elderly Aunt and it hits 12 degrees. Scott cut one trip short to go home to work on it and after several days of frustration he fixed it himself. He is our new HVAC man. Aunt Sue says he is a genius- a marvelous man. I agree. After shelling out tons on repairs that never seem to work he is doing it himself now. SO far he has had luck with the dishwasher, dryer and furnace. He even repaired a neighbors furnace. I had 2 brief visits with my mom and one stay, wish it had been longer. We have been in 8 stats and 2 countries for the last 3 months. I feel like I have been traveling forever. I had a few days at home in between a few of the trips and them I would be off again. In some places I did not have access to a computer-- like in Mexico. So it was a break from the everyday but I really missed being home. 4 months is too long to be gallivanting around in a row. Our lives seem to follow this pattern, gone all fall, home all winter. I would like to shift it around so that we are gone all of Jan, Feb and Mar instead of gone Sep, Oct, Nov Dec. However the majority of trips we take just happen to all fall in the fall. This year it made me feel like I was missing all the holidays. Scott was quick to point out that on some of the trips we had major doses of holiday, but I missed decorating my house and doing any holiday meals here. I was really happy to catch a few holiday TV shows with Lynda while in AZ. In all the travel we have had this last 4 months I have to say hands down my favorite day was yesterday. We woke up early (we were worried about snow and ice) got on the road home at 5:30 am. We drove 11 hours and it was just Scott and I and we talked the entire time:) I have been with him for most of the last months but it has been crazy with work and family and friends and life. So to be with my hubby and have him all to myself- HEAVEN. The sad part is he is really sick. He was also sick when we flew to Florida in Nov. over my birthday. This time he got sick about a week ago while we were in Mexico. I worry that he is run down and has so many pressures. This year was full of changes, change can be very challenging. I think also this year had a few heart breaks in it. This Christmas was hard. We had some divorce very close to us and it is so sad. It made me have a new feeling of compassion for my parents, who early in life experienced the devastation of divorce. It gave me a clear picture in my mind of how it might have shaped the future for them both. That saying that no man is an island sure is true, we are truly all in this together. I think that we have been very blessed throughout the trails with wonderful friends and that hopefully we leave 2007 behind a little better than we were when we began the adventure. Not better than someone else but better than we had been. I guess that is really my aim in my life journey.
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