This weekend I got to go to the Traetto lake house in the middle of Alabama. Although I had been invited many times, this was the first year it was possible. So even though my move was only seven days way and life felt busy, I went. On hour six of the eight hour drive we were stuck in a LOOOOOOONNNNGGGG delay with a three year old at one in the morning. I began to question, was this worth it. Let me just tell you...the answer will always be yes.
Getting in in the wee hours of the morning doesn't give you much of an idea of where you are but when you walk out in the morning and see the view from the kitchen.
WORTH IT! It's so much more than that though. It's getting to appreciate relationships that may not have been as long as the ones Brian had but that feel equally as strong. It's the 8 hours worth of girl talk car chats. It's the meaningful conversations that happen while floating near the waterfall. It's the memory of winning the poker run charity event when you got to play with someone else's money. It's the sense of family. It is sleeping in the bunk room and waking up to see your daughter snuggling her aunts. It's your friends amazing parents spoiling your daughter with brownies and playing with her so you can have adult time on the lake. It's a group of friends where you get to be totally and utterly yourself. It's former preschool teacher Dani packing a backpack of fun that literally entertains Harper for seven straight hours while you drive. It is coming in from a day on the boat to home cooked eggplant rollatini It is a group of amazing role models for our Harper girl. It's getting to talk about Brian easily with people who loved him. It's walking into a room and the two adults are crying but your daughter is not. It's giving a pet as a gift because pets are fun and it makes your friend happy. It's riding a tube behind a boat Dani style and being reminded of amazing times with my youth group growing up. It's community. It's an investment into friendships. So the eight hours was worth it...more than worth it.
P.S. Happy birthday CALLY! Thanks for an amazing weekend!
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