I Can't Wait

I can't wait for that plane to safely land
to see my family
and friends
big and little
run and hug our dog
eat coneys and hometown pizza
and fill my belly at another dozen or so other places
see Eleanor with our families
especially my Mom
and all her cousins
see the Cincinnati skyline
and feel home again
there's the drive to Columbus
under that open Ohio sky
step back into our house
unpack our boxes
like it's Christmas
but keep things simple
go to the grocery store
and fill up our cart
with so many of the foods I am missing
say hi to neighbors
and walk the neighborhood
go to the library
and check out a ridiculous amount of books
see more friends
take a drive
play around in the backyard
look forward to Fall
and the colors and smell of it
I missed that last year
hope for rain I haven't seen or
felt for many months
anxious for book group to start
to watch new movies we missed
excited about sewing and a new creative space
to see Eleanor in her room playing again

and to fill our house of remembrances
of this special year

Lately

I have been loving....
::lots of swimming with girlie and having matching red toes
::indulging in my first real tan in years (which for me means I'm not ghost white)
::taking naps
::Eleanor continuing to tell me happy birthday almost a week later :)
::making lists--from things we still want to do here to things we need to do moving back into our house in Columbus to books to get at the library when we get home (!)
::reading Belong to Me by Marisa de los Santos
::getting back into shape
::reading the ohdeedoh blog - wow