Weekend Reflections...

So here is the good old Brown Bear, sporting a cone. It was really nice to meander around the campus. I felt old... After the Thanksgiving feast and Build a Bear adventures, we went to NH Friday till Sunday and returned in time to watch most of the NE game. Steelers fans are happy campers, NE fans are not. Personally? I don't really care.

The time with family was what was most enjoyable, and it was really nice to be away from phone, TV and computer. The unplugged weekend was relaxing. We were not far from where Howie's mom's house was and we went to take a peek. That was kind of weird, but Howie said he was OK. No one was there, so we went up on the deck and peered in through the windows and walked around and reminisced a bit. The girls swung on the swing, and we shared a few stories. But life has marched on...I'm not sure I would have held up had the family situation been reversed.

Then we went into Wolfeboro and meandered around the town, remembering more, and mourning more changes, especially the absence of Camelot, a candy, newspaper, book/gift store that had been a fixture ever since Howie could remember...sad. It was a reminder that time marches on and the changes aren't always welcome. A reminder also to cherish the moment. The future isn't guaranteed, or known.

I am happy to be home. Perhaps I am becoming more of a home body than I ever thought possible.

Peace.