Question ~ Whatever happened to "the good old days"? We we were younger, the days just seemed to be full of fun. Now that I am married and a parent I always feel like we are saying, "Hurry, go faster, we are running late, we've gotta go, etc." You know those phrases, I know that I am not the only one who says them. It seems like, especially during the school year, that we are constantly going. We spend so much time in the car going back and forth from here to there. I can't imagine what it will be like when toddler boy is older and we get to add sports or music lessons or fill-in-the-blank activity to our already big list of church, errands, church, preschool, play-dates, and so forth.

I say all of that to say that I am so glad Ben's parents are coming down the first of October. We will get to take some much needed time away from the hustle of life to enjoy this fun and relaxing time with family and friends. We are looking forward to going to Stone Mountain, the Georgia Aquarium, Underground, and the Coke factory. I am really looking forward to spending this week with my in-laws, they are such great people. I am so glad that I married into a family where we all really like being with each other.

So, until this mini vacation, I am making a conscience effort to slow down and relax, you know take time to "smell the roses" and watch the clouds. Life doesn't need to be so hurried, even though we think that it does. We need to remember to see the world as we did when we were children -- relaxed and full of fun.