Glad We are Here

While I dearly miss my friends, family and church in Virginia, I have to admit I am so glad we are living in Northern New England. Partly because this is where I grew up and it is home to me. Partly because there is just something about Northern New England that makes it an amazing place to live.

Yesterday, I had one of those totally content, melt your heart moments that I would probably not have enjoyed if we were still living in Virginia. It was a warmer day and while little man slept, I hung out in the garden and my wonderful husband washed my car nearby. As little man was waking up from his nap, I washed off with the hose and decided that we needed to head down to the river. Now, I am not saying that I could not go hang out by the river in Virginia, but most rivers in Virginia you are not allowed to swim in because of pollution and the ones you can, you have to make a day trip of it to actually get there. So, my mommy moment would not have happened. Anyway, I digress... The river is not far from our house and there is a rocky beach- like shoreline that runs along one side. After walking around in the water a little bit with little man to cool off, I planted myself on the shoreline and sat enjoying the sunshine that was shining though the trees and watching the two wonderful men in my life. Little Man was following his dad along the river and occasionally (OK, like a little mad man) stopping to throw the stones that his dad carefully picked out for him into the river. As I watched them walk along, I thought about how wonderful life is.