Life is busy
Last weekend I was in Denver for the 7th Annual Colorado Catholic Home Educators Conference. It was a quick trip. I flew in Friday morning rented a car and went straight to the conference. Exhausted, I was asleep by 9 pm that night in my hotel room and wide awake at 5:30 am (still being on eastern time). I had a leisurely breakfast at Ihop and headed back for another day at the conference then flew home that same evening on the red eye. After going to an early mass with my husband I spent most of Sunday sleeping while my family played at the parish picnic.
The conference itself was very nice. True, I didn’t hear any of the talks (vendors rarely do) and sales were rather slow but it’s always lots of fun to meet and spend time with old friends (some of whom I have only known online up to this point) as well as new ones.
I talked with Susan about curriculum and Amy about sewing. I heard Jen’s awesome conversion story (Jen write it down!) and I got to meet and chat with Gwen, Mary M, Mary G, Suzi, Julie, Gayle and Maureen and even had a lovely dinner with Kim and Collin.
But travel is tiring and I’ve done enough of it that whatever romance and mystery it ever held for me is long gone. Especially at 5 am as I stand by the baggage carousel at BWI while my legs ache from swelling.
Still, in its own way it is a blessing. Being away from my family even for only a short time, always makes me miss them and gives me just enough time to reflect on my vocation as wife and mother and why it is I love it. I almost always come home with resolve to do better and that is certainly a valuable thing.
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Michele Q. --
Catholic wife and mother of 10.
Homeschooler, small press publisher, avid seamstress, halfway decent cook. Living the Family-Centered life.
We were so pleased to be able to have dinner with you Michelle! It was such a nice surprise to see you in Denver and the planner is AWESOME!