What Matters Most

Last night as I was sitting at Kaiser, I realized how lucky I am to have such a wonderful family. Now this is something that I already knew but it was solidified for me once again. Michael's dad fell last week and broke his ankle. He has been in the hospital since Thursday and Michael and I went to see him last night. He was in good spirits, joking and laughing with us, we stayed for an hour and Gary reminisced about past times at his old job, friends, our wedding and the making of grandchildren (one day)- it was so bad to be in the hospital for once in the past few years when it did not involve something and someone that I love that was related to something potentially life threatening. As we sat for an hour and just laughed and smiled I thanked my lucky stars that Gary was okay and I was reminded of this week, which was a pretty tough one as well. Thank goodness after a stressful and overwhelming week of Michael finishing his last two classes for his Masters program, and good news on a couple other fronts, I was finally able to exhale the breath that I had been holding... pending this news and Michael's stress level dropping as I knew it would come Friday upon completion of his classes. Prior to Kaiser, we joined my parents for dinner at Nicola's. They have really yummy food and it is always fun to hang out with my parents. They really are funny and they make Michael and I laugh, especially my dad, who can be a dork at times. My parents are visiting my Uncle in San Francisco for the next few days so it was nice to see them before they left.



In other things, I had lunch with a friend this past week who reminded me that doing what I want is okay... and not to be hung up on the idea that other people are judging me based on every decision that I make. And if they are... well then I have some choice words for them :)
No, but really... I always get worked up about what other people will think?!? When I really should only be concerned with what I think and what makes me happy. And with that let the new week begin.

Monday, I am ready for you!