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Happy Friday! This week felt like it went by fast since Monday was a holiday. Memorial Day has always been a kind of start to the summer. Usually its the time that pools open up, and the weather gets pretty warm from here on out. I’m assuming a lot of pools are not open yet and some may not open at all, but it’s still the start of the summer for me, and I’m excited! I love the warm weather and don’t mind the heat. We have definitely been having some warmer weather in Iowa, but the change in the weather has also brought tornado warnings. We went to visit my in-laws for the first time in awhile this weekend to spend the holiday with them and drop our dog off so they can watch her when we are all out of town. We hit some bad weather on the drive back home, and just as we pulled in our driveway, the sirens started going off! It was a scramble to get screaming kids in the house, and calm them down enough to be ready for bed, but luckily the weather calmed down and we didn’t get anything serious.
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Even before Christian went back to work we were slowly getting back into a routine here. Our gym is open again and Christian and I have been able to take turns going to class every day, while the other person stays with the kids. Other than that though, we have been continuing to stay at home and try not to go out if we don’t have to. I am looking forward to visiting my family next month- it has been almost a year since I have been home! I really have grown to love where we live now (except for the winters 😜) but I wish that we lived closer to my family. My dad was in the military until I was in the 5th grade, so we moved around a lot when I was little and never lived close to family. We loved the summers growing up because it meant that we got to take a trip to Arkansas to visit our grandparents, and see some of our cousins. Even though we only saw them once a year, we all got along great. I wish my kids could grow up with their cousins, and closer to both grandparents, but that just comes with life in the military. We are very grateful for the technology to be able to talk to them as often as we do. I was really debating whether or not to make the trip there this summer with everything going on. In these circumstances it is really hard to figure out what the right choice is and it’s up to each individual and each family to figure out what the best decision is for them. I decided to go visit my family so I have extra help with the kids while Christian is at military training for a few weeks, so my dad can finally meet Theresa, and so that the kids can spend some time with their grandparents and cousins. It’s not going to be like our trips there in the past, and I am sure we will be spending most of it at my parents’ house, but as long as we get some time together, my heart will be full.
I know that this year has been so different than what everyone imagined it would be, and that I am not the only one who has been finding it difficult to keep up a regular routine and motivation. Now that things are starting to calm down a little bit and places are opening up, there are so many different opinions on how we should approach it. Some people feel safer staying at home while others are ready to get out of the house and are trying to get back to normal. During stressful times you can get a glimpse of someone’s true character by seeing how they handle the situation and how they treat others. A lot of people were brought together during the quarantine while some others protested it. Tensions have gotten a little higher with the re-opening of places and differing of opinions. With so many different facts and figures it’s hard to tell who is right and who is wrong; time will tell if there will be a resurgence of the virus later on in the year. Some unfortunate current events have also risen tensions in the country. This is also the year of the presidential election and it will only cause more divide and arguments between differing opinions and political parties. This is a stressful time for so many people and instead of letting it divide us, we should let it improve our character and the way we view others who may have different opinions than us.
