Family and Friends

Today I am grateful for the family and friends who traveled to help celebrate Emily's graduation. I am also grateful for a timely reminder from friends to "just breathe."

This fitting quote was in my gratitude journal a couple of days ago:

"Nothing purchased can come close to the renewed sense of gratitude for having family and friends."(Courtland Milloy)

It was a lot of work preparing for a graduation party and I am still recovering, but it was exciting and gratifying to be part of this event, this celebration. It is exciting and gratitfying to be witness to an 18-year-old's next steps into the future. I am proud of Emily and look forward to where she will go. I witnessed her father's pride and mixed emotions too, along with the support of family and friends who made the effort and took the time to be here.

Darcy and I are both blessed with family who care, who support us in many ways. It was nice to show some our home for the first time. It was nice to get a game of 500 in, and to circle up to watch Emily open gifts. Family and friends. I try not to take them for granted. I will try not to take this day for granted either.

Tired, yes. But a good tired.

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