And he says yes…. to adventures, to projects, to my whims,
to the requests made by the inherited grandkids to do things and mostly to
living life large. That’s my sweet man, Rod who I usually refer to as “Mr. Right”. Who knew five years ago when I accepted a
date with this guy that we would end up enjoying life together, embracing each
other’s kids, family members and friends?
This is the guy who doesn’t
complain when the garbage disposal switch went out on Christmas Eve morning. He
just went to town to get the part and fix it.
This is the same guy who has never told me no to any project that I
think up… nope, he just figures out how to do it. With that thought in mind,
what does he ask for Christmas? More power tools for projects, so that is what
I gave him.
Yesterday on Christmas morning as Rod’s kids weren’t here
with us, we invaded Jen & her girls to watch them open gifts and have
breakfast. And the girls made seating
placements for everyone, and where do they put Rod (a/k/a “Pops”)?..... well he
was the only one invited to sit at the kid’s table. And when they asked Pops to take them skiing today,
he said yes, so off to the slopes is where he, Jen and the girls will enjoy the
snow. That makes my heart so happy.
I have to admit, I’m not really a very smart person and often
get tunnel vision on life. The good
thing is that I am a committed life learner and I absorb so much from others on
how they enjoy life. Plus, for an added benefit, I truly feel God knew he had
to give me some earthly human help and placed Mr. Right in my life. For that I know I am blessed beyond
measure. Funny thing is - that Rod says
he is the one who is lucky. Either way,
life is good, we are grateful for all that we have. And yes, we both know we are far from perfect
and when we drive each other crazy… well we take a step back and yep…. You guessed
it – we look at what is “right in our lives” and that rebalances us.
And what did I get for Christmas from Mr. Right? It’s a “mystery history tour adventure” scheduled
for next month. All I have to do is pack
for cold weather, bring books and be prepared to enjoy the fun he has planned.
Seriously, is that not the best thing ever?
The recipe for living life large brought to me by this very special man
of mine.
And as 2022 will be ushered in within the next few days, once again I’ll try my best to saying yes more often to the unexpected opportunities for fun and playing. We’ve both worked so much of our lives, that now is the time to seize the moments of joy and see life just like a 5 year old does. It's about seeing more good and what is "right" in life, in people and in our everyday surroundings. How about you? What are your goals and hopes? Hugs, blessings and love to all, Gayle
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