After my last post I was sleepless trying to sort out how to conjure a sense of peacefulness. And then yesterday Olivia was delightful: silly and charming, sweet and loving -- the entire day.
Then last night Olivia, Sadie and I went down the peninsula to my friend Maurine's house. She had two other dear girlfriends over with their kids. And we just had a big slumber party: 5 adults, 4 kids, 3 dogs. Maurine cooked us a wonderful meal, the kids ran amok, the dogs scavenged for dropped morsels and we all got to catch up with each other.
This morning Maurine's husband Dan made us a pancake breakfast and then I picked up Aaron at the airport. He had slept on the plane from Tokyo so he was surprisingly rested. Olivia ran to him and after he swooped her up she stayed hugging him for a good 15 minutes. My heart swelled.
I feel as though my cup got replenished. It is wonderful to have Aaron back. I missed him and I missed us. We've been so caught up in the multitude of anxieties we lost our humor and connection. Tonight our pack hunkered down in the living room while the rain bucketed for the second straight day. We just sat on the couch and ate Indian food while watching TV. And everything was just right.
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These are the nights to focus on and just forget all that other stuff. I find that my best coping mechanism is a journal I only write happy things in and a 1 hour memory.
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