My One Little Word

It's good to be back! I am slowly trying to recover from the holidays and wedding blur and attempting to get back into a somewhat normal routine. Not so sure I remember what normal was before but oh well!

I haven't made a big deal in the past about my "One Little Word" for the year because, well, I just never really participated in it much for whatever reason. This year however, I felt more compelled to do so. I can sense a rather long post coming, so please bear with me! I have a lot of time to make up here! LOL

This year is going to be a different year for me.
I know it already.
I felt it the first day of January.
I have to embrace a new season of life for me.

My OLW for this year is
CHANGE


With my daughter getting married on New Years Eve, I was hit with some unexpected emotions right after. The thoughts of an empty nest, all too early in life! The fact that I can no longer go in and wake her up in the morning (yes, even though she's almost 22, I still would wake her up!) I can't just walk in her room and sit on her bed and chat while she's getting ready for work. All those things that I used to just love to do. It's changed now.

It really hit me last Monday morning. Her and Travis had come back home to stay after a couple nights away and they still had another day before they left on their honeymoon. That Monday was when it hit me that I can no longer do those things. She didn't need me to come in the bathroom and get her shampoo she forgot to put in the shower. Or bring her a towel she forgot. There's someone else for that now.

Needless to say, I cried all day Monday. I did my best to hide it from her because I didn't want to be a downer on her special week. They ended up leaving shortly after morning for their honeymoon so thankfully I wasn't around her too much that day. I never expected emotion to hit me like that. I NEVER cry! I just not an emotional person. I would have thought I was crazy if it hadn't been for a close friend whose daughter got married over a year ago. She told me she did the same thing. Ok, I'm not the only one then! I think it was just the realization that my relationship with my girl has changed now. Not that the closeness has changed, I know we'll always be close. But the feeling that I lost just a piece of my baby girl when she got married. I know it's normal and that's the way it should be!

Don't get me wrong...I am very blessed and so excited because she is very happy and I have gained the best son in law in the world! He is amazingly perfect for her and he absolutely adores her. (I think he likes us too! LOL) I was just left with facing the changes coming in life that I'm not so sure I was really prepared for.

(For more sneek photos, click on picture above.)

Hubby is very excited! He's ready for the next phase of our lives and he's been a great support to me through my adjustment. I have to say, that after a week of them being gone, I'm starting to enjoy the time with my husband and the quiet home life that we have to get ready for.



I know that nothing will ever come between my baby girl and me....we are far too close for that. Our relationship will just change....and that's ok.

So there you have it.....my word for 2011..... Change!

I'm getting my creative groove back on and will be back with some projects hopefully very soon! Thanks for hanging on with me!