Tonight I'm just glad to be "Home"
Boy, talk about experiencing the ultimate reality check! Tonight, a long-time friend of my husbands invited us over to dinner in this new million dollar home they now live in. They used to live just down the street in a home basically identical to the one we live in, and, like us, had 2 kids under the age of 4. But then, they found they were "expecting" again, and decided they had to get a bigger home. Well, we saw it for the first time tonight; and what the mansion it was! Over 4 times the size of what they used to have. We ate dinner in the "dinning room" while the kids ate in the kitchen. At first, I couldn't help but feel a we bit of envy, especialy when I saw my "dream bathroom" I have always wanted. But then as I looked over all this, I couldn't help but think "Wow! As beautifull and lavishing as this is, I wonder if I could ever realistically live in a home this big?" It seems to meet their needs, and I'm happy for them. But something just seemed to be missing that I couldn't put my finger on. Then, as I helped the kids get ready for bed tonight, my eyes happened to fall upon the pen marks on the bathroom wall, stating the names of the kids, the date they were put there, and how tall each one was, then other sets of marks showing how much each child had grown in 3 month incraments. Thats when I knew what it was that I felt had been missing at our friends house - the "little things" like this. It simply made me all the more gratefull to have what I have; a house full of memories that I wouldn't trade for the world!