A Refreshing Reprieve

My phone rings this afternoon and it's one of my oldest dearest friends on the other line....

She says

I just read your blog post from today~~

I have 6 tickets to Powell Gardens

Do you wanna go?

Let me tell you all the reasons that I had to say yes

*we were having an unusually warm day

*the girlies squeeled in delight when I mentioned it

*it's a beautiful place to spend some time

*it's like asking a homesick kid at summer camp if he wants to go home

You see....it's not just a pretty place to spend some time for me~
It is like going home.

This is where I worked before having kids.

Yes.....I loved my job.

I felt a real sense of belonging and peace as I entered the botanical garden where I once spent so much time.

I saw old friends.

I saw plants that I grew from babies that were like old friends.

I got a chance to really play with Nikolai for the first time...
{you know...my new camera}

in fact....
I took so many pictures that I'm going to have to break it up
into two segments.

It was good for the soul.

Thanks for calling Tina.