Making Memories

It comes to my attention more and more now that I have a son that making memories are so important.  For example; this past weekend (made into a 5 day one for my husband), my husband, father, and brother took a trip to San Francisco to do some sightseeing and take in a football game. It may have been a bit expensive in the end but the memories they made will last a lifetime. It is so worth it to spend that money and time to do things like this as you just cannot get time back once it is gone.  They had a fantastic time, rented a very fun car, saw the sights, and enjoyed the football game (even if the Packers lost).  As we all grow older, get busier, and have families, it becomes increasingly more important to do things like this. This will be a trip they will talk about and have fond memories of for a lifetime.

This guys trip prompted my mother and I to do something we have never done before; take a trip just us (and tagging along is sweet baby Austin).  We will be heading to Maui in February and not only do my Momma and I get to spend some great quality time together, she also gets to spend a week with her baby grandson who she just doesn't get to see enough. I am so excited to be spending this time with her as she is not only a fantastic mom who is always there for us but she is my dearest friend besides my husband.  We talk everyday and although that is great, it will be so nice to spend a whole week with her! We will be making some fantastic memories, and Mom gets to be Grandma non-stop for a whole week.

So I ask you to please, take a day, weekend, or week out of your busy schedules and plan some quality memory making time. It is so important!! One day we will be old and grey, and these memories will be the glue that holds our lives together.  We can sit back, close our eyes, and remember such fantastic times with family and friends.  I am so glad my husband, dad, and brother got to have such a great time and I'm sure they are counting down the days until they can all get together and reminisce about it. Each one of them has told me over and over what an amazing trip it was and how they had such a great time. That makes me smile. So while Austin and I missed Daddy very much, we are so happy that he got to go and make some memories with his family, because at the end of our lives, those memories are all that we will have.