Summer has come and gone.
I have been busy designing and decorating our new condo.
The last four years we have rented a condo
near the Notre Dame campus
to enjoy our family and friends
and our beloved college football team.
We finally decided to buy.
These are photos of one of the collages
I have been working on to adorn the walls.
Victoria is back at school and snugly enschonced into her
sophomore year.
Even she thinks time is flying
much too swiftly.
Our Alexandra has flown the cozy
suburbs to experience the excitement
of city life in Chicago
as she starts a new and challenging
consulting career in the city
and a new apartment in Old Town.
Stevie will enjoy a final year working
with his father and
and cheering on his team mates
before his life takes an
adventurous and exciting turn.
*details to follow at a later date.
In the meantime,
being present in the moment
is as always,
my secular and spiritual challenge.
Wishing you and yours
a fabulous new school year
filled with appropriate challenge
and sweet success.
GO IRISH!
p.s. I think I may have to rename this post due to
all of the "challenges" I noted upon re-reading!
How about "New Year New Challenge"?
How many early Septembers have you and I been through together now? It seems as if only yesterday, you and I connected as friends, and now, our kids are not really "kids" anymore. It sounds as if you are getting your home put together. I love the finishing touches that you are creating in order to make it feel like a wonderful place to celebrate your beloved ND! Miss you and hope to chat very soon. Life moves too quickly. You and Victoria are definitely right!
Love you so much:)
Posted by: Debra | September 02, 2012 at 06:36 PM
Missing you... I know you've been busy since football is well underway now... hope you're having a fabulous Fall.. xo
Posted by: Jennifer White | September 02, 2012 at 11:02 PM
'Tis the season, with September here marking a new beginnings and letting go as well, especially as the children have bloomed into young adults and are pursuing their dreams. The empty-nest-life, is..."different" - yet good. It's allowed me to broaden my bloom too...and to discover the different facets of that.
The collages you've created to adorn the new place are beautiful! I know they'll look fabulous and warm the new condo with the love you put into them. Beautiful!
love you... and miss our chats and visits ...
Posted by: Cheryl | September 03, 2012 at 09:39 PM
congratulations on your new home...may it be a safe haven and may the changes (challenges) allow you to grow your wings and soar...continuously flying toward your own precious wise self.
Posted by: Laura Hegfield | October 01, 2012 at 08:23 PM
It’s really nice to have something like a memorabilia or photo collage you cherish most displayed in your own place. And that football collage of yours is admirable. Someday, if I have my own place, I’d put up a photo collage of all the precious people in my life too. ;)
Posted by: Lakisha Zimmerer | October 18, 2012 at 10:19 AM