I had only been back to work (see post #43) for less than 3 months, when I decided it was time to take a week off. It was over the 4th of July holiday- our office was already closed 2 days so I planned to take off the whole week. It was the perfect time of year for a little roadtrip to get out of the city. My first stop was to visit my friend Nikki in Detroit for a couple days. I had stayed with her so many times in the past, it was like just being with family. Our kids got along well- my oldest was very comfortable there which was nice. And then my boys and I made our way to my sister’s cottage on Bill's Lake. It was amazing how just being away from the city for a few days made such a difference. We grilled out. We ate corn on the cob. We played board games. We went water skiing. We watched the kids play with sparklers. We put together a 1000 piece puzzle. We made s'mores in the fire pit (which are still delicious at 37!) Spending a week away from the day to day reality of work and life in general was just the break I needed. I'm not going to say I didn't think about my husband (soon to be ex) at all while I was there because I did. We had spent a couple summers there over the 4th in the past. But I didn't really miss him. I didn't feel sad he wasn't there. Being away refreshed my perspective. It reminded me how much I liked my life. I was happy in my life. It reminded me how everything that was happening was truly his loss. I returned to Chicago feeling relaxed and ready to take on whatever came my way.
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