Happy Monday,
How are you all doing today? Holy heck is it a hot one, and that’s okay, it’s still a beautiful day. I’m hearing a rumor that we are in for a real heat wave this week. Ugh, more air-conditioner time for sure is on the menu. How has everyone been? What’s new in your world? Shoot me a text or drop me a comment, I love hearing from you all.
Sorry I haven’t blogged this past week. John was in the hospital again. He sure is worrying me and quite honestly, I know he’s feeling a big range of emotions too. Three weeks out of the last twelve weeks can really cause a person to overthink things and begin down a path of being worried. All I know is, I’m on board to help him find whatever specialist is needed to ensure him a long and healthy life. I sure do love John and I don’t want to lose him.
This past weekend we laid low and hung out with our friend Jeannie and her hubby James. Jeannie is amazing. She knew John was feeling blue, so she made sure to help get him out of the house. We took a ride around the lake on her pontoon, we went out for some yummy Thai food, and we enjoyed dinner at another friend’s home. One thing John and I did too was we went to a couple of open houses here in the lake. I fell in love with both homes, then I realized, it was more the idea of building a home together, not literally, but in the mindset of buying our first home together and building a life there, then last night, we were lying in bed looking out at our beautiful lake view and it hit me. We have a home and why not try and buy the one we’re in. It’s plenty big for us. The only thing we struggle with is not having a private back yard for our pups, however, after looking at our little space out back, we figured out how we can make it work. We might not be able to have big parties here, and that’s okay, we can still have our friends over for a meal or have a few small gatherings. We don’t need a lot, we have more than enough because we have each other.
“As you get older, you find out that true happiness is not in how much money you make, or how many degrees you have, or how big your house is, or how fancy your car is. It’s finding peace and joy and a calmness in your life that becomes the most important thing to you. Your family is what matters to you. Love is what matters to you. Things that are of quality, not quantity.: -unknown.
This weekend, John and I connected on an even deeper level then we already had. It’s pretty cool when you think about it. You know you love someone and then, you have this conversation, and you realize you just fell in love even more. While sitting in the hot tub last night, we were talking about our podcast and what each of us really wants from it. We talked about our future together and what our dreams are for our life together. It’s like what the quote said, “love is what matters to you.” We love each other and to strive for the big house or the fancy car, in my case, not such a fancy car as a little sports car, that’s not what is so important. What’s important is the connection we share and the love we have for one another.
We want to enjoy life together and it doesn’t matter where we are, as long as we’re together. We have four amazing sons, a wonderful family unit and friends who mean the world to us. My friend Jeannie really put things into perspective while at lunch the other day. You see, I asked her what she thought of John and I looking at the manufactured homes here in the lake, well, those are actually on the golf course not the lake and she said, when you walk into your home, you’ll know it and it doesn’t matter if it’s a condo, a house or manufactured home, if it fits you then that’s all that matters and if anyone judges you for your home, your car or anything other than for yourselves, then you don’t need them as a friend, because really, they aren’t your friend. She’s right. John and I want to see the world together, travel with friends and enjoy doing things with friends and family and we don’t want to be tied to a huge house payment, so wherever the Universe leads us to buy, then we’ll humbly be forever grateful to call it ours and call it home.
I’ve learned so many life lessons in the last two weeks, since turning 54, so I suppose you can say it’s true, as you grow older, you realize what true happiness is.
I’ll continue to work hard and wherever I end up is where the Universe has led me, or better yet has led us. We were led to this amazing little community at the lake, and we’ve made lifelong friends and we are forever grateful. We still have our dear and special friends in San Diego, and they are family to us, and I’m blessed to have my couple of friends who are sisters to me, those friends who’ve been in my life for over twenty years, who I know are my chosen family, and though we’ve come and gone for brief periods of time, we seem to always come back together. Our family and friends are what is important to me.
I have a man that loves me unconditionally and I have my sons. I also have bonus daughters too. What a blessing my family is to me. What more could I want? I have a home, though it’s not ours yet.
I’m happy, I’m in love and I can give love freely and I’m learning to receive it too. True happiness comes from love not material possessions at least that’s how I feel. My dream is to make enough money to have a home, being able to have family and friends over, to travel and to be able to do things like what my niece did for me the other day, just show up at a family members home or at the home of a friend with five dozen flowers or whatever and being able to give freely. My true happiness is the love I have and that surrounds me.
What is true happiness to you? I’d love to hear from you. Drop me a comment, give me a like or shoot me a text/email.
I’ll be saying goodbye for today, but don’t forget, until next time, Love Life++
If you have time, check out this podcast and blog
Love Life with Dawna 