Back from vacation. Can't believe we've been to the lake and now we're home. Some of it seems like a blur. This year at the lake was very different than all of the others years. This year was the first year we had a baby there.
It was a little tough not being able to go kayaking whenever we wanted. But having Matthew there far outweighed that. Not much changed in the way of being a mommy 24/7. However, being a mommy at the lake is far different than at home. At home, I'm pretty much stuck in the house all day, trying to get in enough hours of work while Matthew is either sleeping or playing or demanding my attention in some way. My days are pretty stressful, trying to make sure I work enough so that we can pay the bills, trying to get Matthew to eat enough and sleep enough, trying to find a few minutes to do some housework. At the lake, where you are surrounded by nature, family and life long friends, all that was required of me was to be a wife and mommy. I love being Matthew's mommy, but I don't always get to enjoy it, I don't always get to play with him on the floor and just enjoy him. On vacation, I had a lot of time to enjoy Matthew, whether he was sleeping, swimming in the cold lake water, learning all about sand, watching him try to crawl up hill on the grass, even comforting him at night when he'd wake up crying, confused about his surroundings. And above all else, it was fantastic having Kyle with us round the clock for 10 days. Kyle was great about taking Matthew for walks to try to get him to nap while letting me have some quiet time (and let me just say that I had no idea what to do with myself during my quiet time other than clean and straighten up our cabin).
There are no TVs at the lake, there's no cell phone coverage, no computers unless you felt like bringing your laptop and using my aunt's wifi that she graciously got in case we wanted to plug into reality (my aunt is renting a house year round across the road from our cabins). Time seems to stand still while being at the lake. Everyone is the same, aside from some new additions to families, which was an added bonus to vacation this year. The next generation of our group started a couple years ago. It's exciting to pass on the magic of the lake to our kids. Back to my point, the lake is a quiet, peaceful vacation, free from the noise of our busy lives.
Now that we're home, I'm having a hard time plugging back into reality. Life around me seems like too much noise. On top of that, Matthew has not been sleeping well since we arrived home. Although, he is enjoying his new found freedom with crawling, so much so that he doesn't want to be in his jumperoo anymore, and that's saying a lot. He also learned how the pull himself up to stand. Eek!
I miss the simplicity and peace of the lake. Kyle and I are working on implementing some of that into our lives at home. We had already cut out a LOT of TV time, so much so that we only have basic cable and gave back our DVR. I'm excited to see how else we can simplify and eliminate some noise.
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