To blog or not to blog...that is the question?

Since my littles (the two youngest) have been gone I haven't been blogging.  I've been spending some precious time with my sweet husband. Let's just say it has been completely wonderful.  We have been making dinner together, watching movies, shopping and just talking.  I keep asking him if this is what life will be like when our chicks have all flown the nest?  If it is, then it will be simply wonderful.

Since our 5th year of marriage, Russ has always worked a rotating work schedule.  I suppose somewhere, someone decided that Air Traffic Controllers need to work both day and evening shifts so they don't get into a routine. This has meant that for the past 20 years, we have been in some sort of odd rotation that consisted of both evening and day shifts. In the early days I would complain about having to go to church alone or being the only parent that could go to parent teacher conference.  I was always counting out the days on the calendar to see if things would work around Russell's schedule.  Our life has never been routine or normal in any sense of the word. These days scheduling alone time together has been a little easier. Russ still works both shifts but now he has a set Saturday, Sunday and Monday off and we don't have my work schedule to contend with. Plus, now we will only have two kid schedules to try to fit into the rotation instead of five. Things are looking better and better all the time!

So blogging has taken a back-seat this past two weeks while I've been spending some much needed quality time with my sweetie. Every minute we spend alone together is precious time that cannot be wasted.  Which reminds me...

Yesterday, Russ took me out to lunch at the Cheesecake Factory and later we went to see Eat, Pray, Love at the theater. I kind of tricked him and didn't tell him what movie we were going to see until we were paying. He didn't seem to enjoy it as much as I did but we always enjoy being together.  

Let's just say, I love this movie!  It is all about finding balance in life. I want it to be called Love, Pray, Eat because love is much more important than eating but seriously, this movie just made sense to me. This past year I have been trying to find more purpose and meaning in my life. Maybe it is the season of my life to try to find deeper meaning in everything. I don't get to travel the world like Julia Roberts character but I do hope to someday find that balance.