Post Holiday

Haven't written in here in a while. A lot of nice things going on, which is always a good distraction.

I don't know what it is about early July and weddings, but three couples either related to me or just about now have anniversaries in what is this year a three-day weekend. My brother and sister-in-law were married 7 years ago today, and two of the kids in the family that's lived with us in three different states have their respective anniversaries on the 3rd, now that one of the younger of the kids got married on Friday. A beautiful outdoor ceremony, and a fun dinner and reception afterwards. They even played a song for the older sibling and his wife for their anniversary. Lots of dancing kiddos and one sweetly drunken Scot, and that makes for a good time. Then, last night as I check Facebook before winding down, I see that a friend of mine in Denver just accepted her boyfriend's proposal! Now that's four different couples I know that have something marriage related to celebrate this time of year!

Me? I cuddled up with my sedated dogs and had a "John Adams" marathon. No offense to my friends and family that have such big events happening, but I like my tradition better. No sweaty, drunken, smoking, rude crowds, and no getting eaten to death by mosquitos while waiting for two hours for a 20 minute fireworks display, just a marvelous miniseries marathon, and warm-n-snuggly pooches. This is not to say that we couldn't hear the fireworks (thus the sedation), or even see some of them from the backyard. I happen to like fireworks on New Years' Eve better. More fun to watch fireworks with hot chocolate and wrapped up in a blanket.

Surprisingly, depression has been at bay nicely for a few days now, which has been a rarity for a few months now. Many stressors are either finished (timetable) or are lowered significantly by a taking a few actions. I will gladly appreciate these days, and try my absolute damnedest to keep them going and/or not be devastated if they fade in the future. I know for a fact that I'm working my ass off, so it's okay to be a little bummed if something makes me stumble a bit; I'll just pick myself up and keep going.

For the rest of the day, I plan on keeping this sense of calm I have right now. It will take work, but being miserable all the time takes work too, and this is better.