Checking in

I wanted to take a minute let you know how things are going here. The reunion was wonderful! There were about twenty-five here Saturday and Sunday and then about sixteen of us headed another cousin’s lake house. Such a beautiful house – it just has such a feeling of relaxation and and peace. Many of us were in the kitchen Tuesday morning, trying to be quiet, because my oldest cousin was still sleeping in the bedroom next door. Of course we did get loud on and off and when my cousin came out we apologized for waking her. I love her answer, she said, “There is nothing better to wake to than the sound of your family laughing and talking.”

I just love that we all get along so well. Not a fuss, not a cross word, how strange. I do have one cousin, well he’s married to my cousin, and according to Facebook we disagree on nearly everything. Certainly about politics! Yet we were able to spend four days together with neither of us feeling the need to discuss our differences.

Here's the view from our bedroom this year.

And this porch is my favorite place in the whole house. When Cassie and Sue are talking on the porch, this is where they are.

Mollie’s back from her trip out west. She had a great time and Monday she heads to New York City to visit LJ and Colin before coming to join us in Cancun. Nick and I are heading out Wednesday morning and we’ll have three full days to ourselves. Not too bad.

I had a little surprise just before we went to pick Mollie up at the airport. I was startled to see Nick come into the living room with Blondie’s paddle. What had I done? Well he told me. After doing great on my weight loss once I found out I had diabetes I’ve really let it slip some since I broke my foot way back in the spring. I was in a holding pattern, but I’ve going up just a little the past three weeks. The paddle was to get my attention before things got out of hand. I seriously appreciate it. I don’t want to start gaining and lose all my hard work. I know how some feel about spanking for gaining, but I know Nick well enough to embrace this. I know what I have to do to lose, I know what I’ve let slip in the past few months and I know how to change it. He knows I know that too. Now in another fifteen or twenty pounds it might be harder to lose and I know he’ll readjust then. Right now I have few excuses.

There is one scary threat he whipped out today. There is a number we have agreed I will not go above again in this life! I’m in full agreement, but I’m close. He says if I go over it the cane comes out. Okay, seriously, he has my attention. But… Cancun… it’s all inclusive. You can eat and drink all you want. It’s a vacation and I’m not going to deprive myself, but maybe, just maybe I won’t go crazy. I really hate that cane!

I plan to have a new Fantasy Friday story up for Friday and we’ll be back next Sunday. Monday I head back to school. But I’ll check in when we get back.