Day 16: So far, it’s
been a pretty good Saturday! Ok fine, we
just woke up but it has been nice because we slept until 8am! I don’t remember the last time we slept that
late! It was great, but different. I assume the rest of the day will be good to,
but I imagine it’ll be a little off because Stacy and I just don’t know what to
do without the kids, especially on a Saturday!
I bet a lot of you think we’re nuts because we aren’t
completely enjoying our alone time. Let
me be clear. WE ARE ENJOYING IT! But, we talk the talk about how we are going
to fully utilize our rare alone time and do this, that and the other thing, but
in reality, all we do is feel off and complain that we miss the kids. We really do miss the kids. We miss the little things; the sights and
sounds they make and the cute things they do when they don’t think we’re
watching. It’s UNBELIEVABLY cute seeing
Auden and Beckett sing a long to a You Tube video. It’s super cute when Beckett’s five year old
imagination runs wild and he tells us stories about absolutely nothing. It’s
super cute when seven year old Auden dances in the middle of the living
room. Those things are priceless,
literally priceless.
Here comes the part where we ENJOYED our alone time. For
most of the day, Stacy and I sat on the couch and watched TV, surfed the
internet and played with the dog. Not
very exciting to most of you, well to those of you with no children. To Stacy and me, doing nothing is doing
something and loving it!
As for my Dip Quit Journey, things are going well. Last time (you all know by now) I made it to
six weeks before failing. Although I’m
only on day 16, things are smoother and I have more confidence. I’m not sure why or what it is, but I do know
I feel pretty damn good. Perhaps it’s my
support system? Stacy, Stacy’s mom, my
mom and many of you REALLLLLLY help!
Sunflower seeds help, hell, I think even our regime of vitamins are
helping. I feel as though I have a lot
of energy. Maybe that’s it! Maybe I’m using my newly found energy in a
more positive and efficient way.
No, it hasn’t been all cart wheels and roses. Thanks to Mrs. Sherry Roush and Mrs. Carol
Thomas and their “moms know best” experience, I have found the REAL, TRUE, DEEP
love for my lady and my family. I knew I
loved them and I always have. I’m not a
bad guy by any means; I just didn’t have the confidence in myself to love them
the way a soon to be husband is supposed to and needs to do. Now, through out this Dip Quit Journey, I’ve
learned to listen better and talk less.
I’ve learned to love more and take the love as it comes. I’ve learned sincerely enjoy the small
things. If we have a lot of small things
that makes us happy, it’s better than having a few big things. We have family, a warm home, healthy children
who make us laugh every single day, food on the table, the ability to prepare
it, modern conveniences, and most importantly…GENUINE LOVE. A lot of people claim to have genuine love,
but deep inside not everyone is lucky enough to have it. I am lucky enough to have that genuine love all
around me. I need to and WILL be forever
grateful. I’m not saying I wasn’t
thankful for that before, but I don’t think I truly appreciated it the way I do
now. I think many people have that
issue. I guess the old cliché is
correct: You don’t know what you have
until it’s gone. I’m one of the lucky
people who was able to learn that “lesson” before it actually happened. That alone makes me luckier than a millionaire. And if I haven’t absolutely, positively,
FULLY, 100% learned all of the things I just mentioned, I do know I am learning
and every new day is a day I can learn more.
I can take those words and make them become actions. As well all know, actions are clearly more
important than words.
As for the haters out there, keep on hating, it’s what you
do. We haven’t really experienced a
whole of lot of hating, but I’m sure we will as we try to continually grow our
blogging and vlogging experiences. Currently, we live in a small town, and I
also grew up in a small town. After
college I lived in an area for 7ish years that wasn’t huge, but it was much
bigger than Central PA. I noticed there wasn’t as much hate/jealousy
in that area. I guess gossip and rumors
are easy to come by in small towns because it’s all people have to do. Also, we ALL know just by looking at Facebook
that people love other people’s misery!
For instance, I guarantee more people would read this blog if I failed
this Dip Quit Journey. It’s a sad fact
that people enjoy watching other people fail.
If other people fail, those “haters” feel better about themselves. We all know a hater or two and all know a
hater never admits to being a hater.
Here’s my final say on haters. Please
keep hating if that’s all you know, you have to deal with yourself each day and
you have to look in the mirror. It will
eat you up inside, assuming you do have a heart in there somewhere. If you don’t, you’ll always be a hater in
denial. If you do have a heart, one day
you’ll be happy for someone when they take a chance, do something well, or
succeed at something and it might, just MIGHT make you smile. That’s all for
now on that subject!
Stacy and I just got done making cheese stuffed burgers and
homemade fresh cut french fries. We
weren’t very confident about the outcome of the stuffed burgers but they came
out well! They tasted good, that I
know! They were HUGE because you have to
make two patties and stuff the cheese in the middle, at least the way we did
it. I’m sure there are other ways to do
it. We used a thing-a-ma-bobber that we
got at Walmart that helps you press and stuff the patties. Stacy will go into more detail about in her
blog TONIGHT! Be on the look out for her
blog TONIGHT! Here’s a small peek at our meal. Yummy!
Goodnight all…
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