I have a unique life. And don’t get me wrong, I love unique. I love that God made us all so different that on this planet of billions, not one person is alike. I even love diversity, coming from a small town it was my favorite thing about college. I’ve always felt quite different, but I SO love that about myself now. But there are days. There are days that I would love to just be. Not to be the mom, the wife, the school psychologist; just be. Not to have people look at me with sad eyes and say, “How’s Kennedy?” Or a day when people don’t say, “You have 4 kids? I don’t know how you do it.”[insert pity face here] Sheesh! Don’t get me wrong, I love all five of my lovelies. They brighten my life and I wouldn’t want a life without any one of them in it. But just a break from the norm every now and then can be awesome. I recently got a glimpse of a day like that. I got to celebrate a grad school friend’s birthday with her and some friends. We laughed, shared old memories, and celebrated new ones. It was pretty great. Here are just a few pics…
But, now I’m back. In reality. Back to being mom, wife, school psychologist--me. And after a brief break, I realize how much I SO love all of those titles. Wouldn’t be me without them. I can forget that from time to time. I can ignore that from time to time. But I am so thankful that I have people that help me remember.
