Daniel had his class picture on Monday. How bizarre is that? He's one! I hope they don't think we're going to buy them. I can't fathom that they captured a cuter face than the one we ave so many good photos of. He was just coming back from being really sick. (His fever reached 105.3!!) Plus, he doesn't just smile for cameras (or photographers) on command. He examines them. He smiles when he's happy, laughs when he's amused or joyful, and examines when he's curious or confused. Monica, whose English is functional but not fabulous said that he was "serious, but normal" in his picture. I'm not sure what that means, exactly.
So, just as I once had an itch to make a baby, I now have an itch to start thinking about my long term career goals and the life Rhett, Daniel, and I want to build together. One tangible marker of this fact is that I am now somewhat interested in owning a home. (The concept always gave me the jitters in the past ... followed by heartburn, if I thought about it much longer than the jitters stage.) What's more, Rhett and I are thinking about settling down in ... of all places ... Siler City.
We never considered this before recently. It's schools are awful, by and large, and we didn't think of it as a place that we could likely find friends and community. But increasingly, that's changing. The historic district is downright charming; and the houses are remarkably affordable compared to anything we could even contemplate around here. We spend lots of time there anyway, since that's where most of our clients are, and it's close enough to Chapel Hill that we could stay connected to our same church and maintain our friendships. That is critical.
So, lest I get too tunnel-visioned, or anxious, I'm playing around with writing a life plan. I found a template on-line that I like. It starts broad and remains values-driven throughout. It starts out with the instruction to visualize one's own funeral. "When you are gone, the only thing left are the memories that you have created. What will people think about as they reflect on their relationship with you and your impact on their life?" It gets concrete further along in the process, but I'm not further along in the process.
So far, it seems like a very useful process.
POSTED BY EMILIE BROWN AT 11:30 AM
1 COMMENTS:
Mya said...
Siler City is an interesting choice. I do love it though.
MAY 7, 2009 11:58 AM
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