Just another Saturday.

 

Going for a walk in the woods.

Still lets me hold his hand. 

Today was an ordinary Saturday. There is magic in the ordinary. We went for a walk, we went to brunch. I wore an outfit that made me joyful. We hung out on the deck. I just love these small memories. 

We also had one memory that won't be going anywhere soon. 

We took Sahara to go for a walk at Bull Run Park (a huge National Park with woods and trails).

We lost the dog. 

For 45 minutes. The dog was lost in the woods.

I let her off her leash for a minute. I called her back, but she found a squirrel and was off. In less than 10 seconds, we couldn't see her. She wasn't coming back to her name being called. She was lost. 

We called her name. We trekked through the woods. We prayed. Five minutes later Ben spotted her. It was a mighty miracle. 

The other side of a perfect vacation.

I love the anticipation for vacation.  It's not only exciting, but gives me something to plan and to look forward to.  I never know if the vacation is going to be anywhere near as good as I expect it to be, but I don't care-anticipation is awesome.

And this time, our vacation this summer was perfect.  Absolutely perfect.  

Now the vacation is over, and we are back into real life.  

And I am having a hard time adjusting to real life.

Before we left, Sri Lanka was awesome.  I loved almost everything about it.  I had a great routine, the boys had a great routine, and our life here was nearly perfect.  I had grown accustom to life here, and really enjoyed it.

Sri Lanka hasn't changed.  Life here is pretty much the same as it has always been, but I keep comparing here to there.  Everyday conveniences and people that I miss.  

I need to remember how much I love it here.  

It is awesome here.  We have great friends, we have an awesome house, and as of Monday we have another helper in our home.  

Hopefully soon, I will get over this funk and life will be back to the way it was before the perfect vacation.  

I think I need something to plan.  Perhaps a birthday party for yours truly, or a weekend trip to the beach.  I think that will help.  Yes, I think it will.  

See, things are looking up already.