Valya's Blog

Exhausted and happy January 29, 2012

This extended weekend trip was wonderful – almost perfect, but if it was exactly as I had pictured it, it wouldn’t be my life. So, in the end it has left me smiling, though tired. Very happy and content. I have wonderful family and friends. They continue to make me feel loved every day and all I can do is keep trying to show them how much they mean to me.

We were making new layers of memories in PDX this trip. On top of piles of other layers of mostly us-time. I think for that reason Portland will always have a special place in our hearts. As magical as these three days were, as sad as we both were to return to life, responsibilities and fixed schedules, this also means that we are coming back to loved ones and to meaningful, if routine, contributions.

The two things that came out of this … well, three:

I relaxed. Those who know me, know this is a feat.

I realized I have become more capable of enjoying the moment instead of leaving my body for my mind to drift off into the intricacies of building a particular memory while it was happening.

And lastly … I guess and a) and b) here:
- I gained a new craving for yoga (apparently at 30, you can’t keep eating as before without feeling and looking blah);
- We reawakened our appetite for getaway vacations and are already scheming for spring break.

We’ll see if this complete shut-off for three days has any detrimental effects on the upcoming midterms.