That is really an oxymoronic title, because the reality is we were hardly ever home. What some of you may not know about Eric, and sometimes myself is that we typically plan every weekend to the maximum amount of craziness. I am not sure what possesses us to do this over and over, but I guess the answer is that we really like to "do". I think I just like having something to do, and I think my husband is a Holst in some ways by nature. He likes to set his mind to doing something , and he can't really do it half-a**ed. He wanted to be able to do weddings, so by golly...he figured out how. He wanted to run a marathon because if Puff Daddy could do it, then certainly he could do it too. So guess what? Eric just started training without any previous interest in running. So, being married to such an over-achiever can sometimes be daunting, but I am happy to sit back and do the cheering. I enjoy that Holst part of him:)
Moving on...Thursday he ran the wedding rehearsal, Friday he performed the wedding ceremony, Saturday he got our children in to their own race, and this morning he ran his own. I will let him share about his race experience if he so chooses. I am proud regardless of what he says!
Eric just gave me the password to your sacred site, so I thought I would drop a note since Mary encouraged it:) I do not boast a poetic repetoire or a huge passion for politics...but I will tell you that I really wish the world would decide to look at the more simple ways of life that my grandparents led. Where family and meaningful relationships meant a lot more than they seem to today. The rain today has left me out of anything more meaningful to say, but I am proud of you all for seeing a problem and deciding to fix it. Must be that Holst thing in you all!!
Enjoy the pictures!!
2 comments:
Thanks, Nicki! I love the photos, esp of your kids w/the sign for their dad! It all makes me smile. I never thought about over-achieving as being a Holst trait. I'll have to ponder that :)
Barbara
Great pictures and a wonderful window into your lives. Your comment about longing for a simpler way of life where family and relationships were more important than all the other things that crowd our lives really touched me.
One of the things I've seen in Costa Rica that has impressed me is that people there still live simple lives. They don't have a lot of STUFF - no fancy cars or big houses or designer clothes. What they DO have is a close-knit community of life-long relationships, most live out their lives in the small community they were born into...and they're so HAPPY. I think that somehow we've been deceived in this country into thinking that more 'stuff' will make us happier when perhaps the exact opposite is true.
Anyway, thanks, Nicki, it's great to hear from you!
Mary
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