Our Belated Solstice Celebration

Back in December the Solstice turned up cold and gray and we nixed our plan to go out and plant trees. We promised ourselves we would do it later in the season and have been waiting for both our schedules to align and the weather to cooperate.

Today, we finally got a day when we were both off, and the weather was fabulous, so we headed out to the site of our future Forever House to plant trees. We cashed in our Discover Cashback bonus of $100 and bought two trees, a pecan and a live oak. We also had 14 dormant oaks we sprouted from acorns last season. We worked most of the day and got 13 trees planted stopping only because we ran out of water in our big, blue barrel.

I'm tired in that good, bone-weary way you are after a beautiful day of working hard. My body is tired and so is my mind, just a little...but I'm always so full of hope when I am planting things and waiting for them to grow.

Now, of course, the crappy part is that I have to drive out DAILY to water them for a few weeks while they get established and the hubby is leaving tomorrow. When I say "I" have to go out and water, I really mean that I have to do it. Not looking forward to that daily adventure...

Belated Solstice

I noticed coming from work that it wasn't quite as dark tonight as it was last week. I love that about Solstice...the turning of the tide, so to speak. Knowing that the sun will be out longer and longer makes my heart sing and pushes the blues just a little farther away from me, though they are still present and acknowledged.

I've worked three long days and find myself utterly exhausted, thus no posting. This is the first night I've come home and turned on the computer...sitting is pure heaven after being on my feet all day. I still hope to post every day and maybe that will happen in the New Year, but I won't beat myself up for not writing...I beat myself up far too much as it is.

Of course, I can't really think straight being as tired as I am and don't have much to say....if you celebrate Christmas then I hope it is merry...We celebrate Solstice and some random day that we pick arbitrarily is our family celebration and both of those are behind me and I feel the next four days that I am off work opening before me...opening up to endless possibilities.