I spend little time in my life wanting. I don't know if this is good or bad...it's just if I want something I usually put a plan in action and start "doing" rather than spend time sitting around "wanting".
And while I think this is a good quality...I miss the wanting. The anticipation. Sometimes I'm so quick to act...that I forget about the process...and I ESPECIALLY forget to just enjoy the moment that I get what I want. By the time I'm "doing"...I'm planning the next thing.
This trip has been great. Spending time with my aunt and cousin...and his incredible family...has been fabulous. I've slept in, played "Call of Duty" and "Sims", taken long walks and hikes, and have fallen in love with my family. I've yet to convince them KISS is the hottest band in the world...but we've found other common interests to bond us.
Some things I want to take with me.
Now that I have sufficiently messed up my internal clock...I'm ready to enjoy sleeping in again. This days of waking up at 6am on the weekends are over. I want to be able to enjoy a leisurely Saturday or Sunday in bed and not worry about what needs to be done. Whatever needs to be done will be done later.
I want to eat in more. I've really been enjoying all the homemade meals. Whether simple or elaborate, preparing your own meals and enjoying them in your home...well, I need to do this far more often. I have a beautiful home with a nice kitchen...I need to use it more. And, probably have more people over to share a meal with.
I really want to spend less time doing...less time driving, less time stressed...and appreciate more of the immediate moments in my life.
What I've also realized is I do want to spend more time with my family...parents, as well as the family I am blessed to have in both Argentina and Spain. I'm going to simplify things a bit more back home to allow more time for travel. I have an amazing family and a good relationship with everyone, I'd really like to share more life moments with them.
And...my friends...my friends back home are very much like my family. I am very grateful to have people that I care about to share my life with. I want to spend more time with my friends.
In my last 48 hours here I will have some alone time with the kids (which is so much fun), go dancing with my cousin, and share a little bit of me with those that I will be saying goodbye to. As always, I wish I could clone myself and leave a part of me behind...but unfortunately that's not a possibility.
Later this week...it's back in Madrid for a day and a half and then off to Miami...for another adventure.
KISSes
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