A Work of Heart

I haven't written about it yet, and now it's becoming a part of the "past" really haha. But I will write about my sister Sarah's wedding soon. And here's kind of a start. I flew there on Monday, August 22 for the wedding that evening and flew back the next day. The journey home seemed to take forever with delays (a mid-atlantic earthquake in one case!) and exhaustion. I was so glad to go, but I missed my family. Todd could not take time from work and I was not going to travel with a 1 and 2 year old.

Todd sent me photos throughout the trip when I missed the kids, but kept telling me to just enjoy myself. And I did. My only really weak moment was when they played the song from RIO in which my kids love to dance to. I got back to the Syracuse airport and getting there was better than any place I've ever flown to. It sounds sappy, but there's no destination like home when you have a lot you want to go back to. I had parked in the airport garage and drove home. I pulled into the driveway and saw this. This was one of the best sights I have ever seen. I couldn't wait to see my kids, having never left them overnight before. This was a masterpiece....a real work of heart. Todd knew how I couldn't wait to see the A-team and this was one of the nicest things anyone has ever done for me.
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Since then, of course, I leave them all day while I student teach. I miss them a lot. Monday mornings are the worst. I have enjoyed my experience, but am looking forward to more time with my kids again. They are growing up fast and too soon they will be off to school. Maybe I will substitute or go back to the business magazine, but I am ready to not be gone from 7am to 4pm each and every day with the added work and stress of all the planning and grad work on top of it. So glad I did this, but I'm ready for the next four weeks to be over.