Friday, August 14, 2009

Who Needs the Hamptons


Here in the middle of the Missouri cornfields, it is hard for me to imagine a family actually spending the entire summer at their beach house or in their vacation cottage with multiple guest rooms. Yet, some of my blogger friends have experienced such treasure all their lives.

As Felicity mentioned in a recent post, it is tempting to feel a twinge of envy toward lives that seem more glamorous than our own. Yet, the point behind summer in the Hamptons or a weekend in the Ozarks is exactly the same. The goal is to connect. To stop the traffic of our busy daily lives and drink in the wonder of the people we love.

So, we have stopped. We stopped in Casper, Wyoming, after a sixteen hour drive with a brief lay-over in Omaha to pick up Charity & Nola. And we have captured moments like this one to carry us all through the long winters months ahead.

2 comments:

  1. We are so glad you did! It was great seeing Charity and Nola tonight, and I can't wait to give you and Wendell a hug on Sunday.

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  2. Well, I for one was pretty jealous of your vacation with those two girlies and the Wyoming fam. More so than I am of the Hamptons (although, if the stars we wish on are listening, I didn't really say that).

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