Memorable Moments at Our Favorite Hotel

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In 2020, we started a random tradition. We would travel a few hours away to our favorite hotel to just get away. It gave us a chance to see some new scenery. We were in COVID lockdown so we did a lot of day trips and it has stuck. Our first trip to this hotel was when it was under some serious construction. We brought a 7 week old Charlee along for our Ballantyne adventure. We stayed in the room, vegged out on the couch and watched way too much TV. Did some thrift shopping, saw a few sights then went home. This year we took both kiddos. We let them enjoy the facilities’ new amenities. We vegged out on the couch and watched way too much TV. We met up with a dear friend and then went home, LOL. I love this family I’ve built. I love the traditions we are setting in place. I hope they continue for years to come. Life is evolving, but we always seem to come back to the familiar. It may look different, but different is good. Different just means change. Change means growth. Growth means you’re still moving ahead.

I hope you all had a good long MLK weekend. Enjoy a few snaps I captured of the tiny humans enjoying all the plushy things.

Till next time.

Sincerely,

Deidra Marie

Reflecting on Motherhood During Our Beach Adventure

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Started off the new year taking a very chilly trip to the beach a few hours away. We love going to the beach this time of year because it’s calm and very few people are there. This was Baby’s Si’s first visit to the beach and was just taking it all in. He was so observant. He stood around and enjoyed the sounds of the waves crashing. He felt the sand seep through his tiny fingers. I have to always remind myself that most experiences my kids have are their first. They haven’t been here long and so I enjoy watching them discover, explore and take everything in. It’s a beautiful thing. My mom use to say, my fun is your fun. Now that I’m a mom, I understand. When I see them learning, growing, and enjoying, I feel that is my learning, growing, and enjoying. Motherhood is a mix of so many emotions I sometimes have a hard time articulating. It’s a bittersweet journey of wanting them to grow-up but not wanting them to grow-up too. I want them to be safe, but I also want them to take risks. I want them to be independent, but I also want them to want me. This journey has ups and downs. I feel guilty yet proud simultaneously. At times, I feel confused but also assured. I feel wanted but also overwhelmed from being wanted so much. Now that I don’t have my mom, I feel a sense of sadness. My kiddos will never experience how truly awesome she was. I’m left to stories and pictures. That’s okay. I mourn what could have been. However, I am hopeful I can effectively communicate what was.

Anyway, enough sadness for today….

Here’s some pics from our first family trip. I hope you enjoy.

Till next time…

Sincerely,

Deidra Marie

Embracing Change: Memories in Our New Home

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This summer was spent enjoying our new home. It’s been a wet rainy summer and we loved it! I snapped a few shots and captured some fun moments in the house that I never want to forget. I have these moments of sadness throughout the day where I think about my mom and how she will never get to see our new home or see how Baby Si has grown. I have so many moments of nostalgia watching my kids explore our home and the yard and our neighborhood. I think about my childhood home; a condo, in a small beach town. My mom decorated the entire condo coastal theme. She made it a home and now I’m working on doing the same. Our entire upstairs is coastal theme in honor of my mom and her favorite place, the beach. She was from Florida. She wanted her ashes spread at the beach. We plan to do it this month. I’m crying typing this because I know its the end of a season. I’ll never forget my mom, but I have to move forward. This is a representation of a new season, a season of moving forward into new things, new adventures, a new way of life and I’m grateful for this blessing. Even in my sadness and grief, my heart is content, heavy but content.

All sadness aside, I thought I’d share a few snaps of us just enjoying our new space. I hope you enjoy.

Till next time.

Sincerely,


Deidra Marie