Whirlwind Tour

Life has been exceptionally busy lately. While we are still staying glued to the NASA RSS feed, not knowing when/if we are leaving anytime soon, we are going about our business as usual. I had scheduled a ton of stuff for after the proverbial space launch so it was time to get cracking... or cranking...

Last week was spent preparing for the Restorative Yoga Day. Ahhh, if you haven't been to a RYD you just don't know how wonderful it is. As I was telling my friends/participants Saturday morning, it's an extra special treat for me since most of the time I am doing all the talking teaching--it's great to sit down and listen to my students and catch up to what's going on with their lives. It's also a great meditative day, since they get to ease into their poses and then while they just lay on the cushions and pillows sinking in, I get a lot of breathing in and breathing out time. I feel so blessed to be able to watch even the tightest shoulders slowly relax... sometimes it's even my own. I am always amazed at the insights that are shared during this day, even with people I've known for many years, you get to see, really see each person in a new light. White Light of course!

It's a lot of pre-prep stuff though. Since it's at my house, all my furniture in the office & Spirit Room is moved out to accommodate all the blankets, mats & pillows and this has a bit of domino effect to the rest of the house. Barry took off work a half day Friday to help with this process (he does all the cooking too--it's a joint effort) Just as we placed the last piece of bric a brac and sat down to rest my son pops in. With my daughter. From North Carolina. SURPRISE!!

Seems Rhia wanted to surprise us for our anniversary so she hatched a plot with a college friend from Frederick to drop in for the weekend. This weekend. Which was a scheduling nightmare! After all the hugs and exclamations we said, "RHIA!!! what are you thinking?"

"I know, I know, but I figure since I'm ditching you to go to Florida for Spring Break I should come and see you." (spoken like a true college student--so proud)

"But Rhia, we have the restorative day and a party that night and open house the next day...."

"I know but I won't be around anyway cause G & K are home and I really want to see them..."

"So you came all this way to see us (cough, cough)"

"Well, if I don't see G & K now, I don't know when I will... oh and btdubs, M & J are coming over"

You see where this was headed. So, the next thing we knew the house was filled with kids. Apparently we were the last to know. I was looking around my previously clean living room Friday night, frantically trying to find beautiful poetry for the RYD, kids everywhere, Guitar Hero paraphernalia strewn all about and I started cracking up. Best laid plans....

Turned out to be a stroke of genius on the part of the Universe though, one of my RYD guests called the night before and I could tell that she was young. Very young. Now, not to be offensive but the median age of my usual guests is 40ish. Ish. So, I instantly drafted Rhia. "you have to spend the WHOLE day with me and make this girl feel like she's not surrounded by just old folks" "ahhh geez!" But she did. And it was AWESOME! I got to partner up with Rhia and play silly yoga dancer games and see her relax a bit and yep, even see her in a new light. She's growing up. She's a pretty amazing person. Have I mentioned how much I miss her? Sigh. 2 more months.

So then the Universe decided to play another trick on us and get her snowed in. She was supposed to leave Sunday. But the roads were very icky all the way to NC Sunday. After much freaking out and flight searching, she lucked out and they closed the schools in NC. So we got a bonus day and a half! She couldn't leave til late yesterday morning cause of all the snow here. So we sandwiched in as much as you possibly could in 2 days...

The latest date for the launch is March 12th. So, in less than a week we may be picking her back up. Crazy Universe. This living in the now thing is exhausting.