Plan - Be Present - Trust

It is five minutes to midnight in Miami, FL, we just came back from fireworks at the Biltmore Hotel, my girlfriend of over 20 years, who was also my next door neighbor had a birthday, it was raining on and off, we watched most of the fireworks from her suite balcony.  You could also see the fireworks all around town from our view, it started to rain, so we went inside for more festivities, my kids had fun. On the way home they all fell asleep, and I told my husband to go relax, I will make their beds and bring them in one by one.  Thunder struck twice, he told me it will rain again, I literally brought my daughter, who was the last one in the car inside the RV and now am typing this while listening to a torrential downpour, and see flashes of not fireworks, but lightning.

I tell me husband, see that is how life happens for me, I just know everything will be OK.  Everything will just be, with no emotions, reasons, plans, life just is.  Yes it is important to plan, have a route, have dreams, goals, and desires, but then to be present of what feels right in the moment, reacting to the moment is everything.  Luckily I have 100% trust deep down in my gut, Thank God, it really keeps me sane through it all.

Earlier today I did a project with the kids with a puzzle of the USA, explaining to them about the fourth of July, and how we started in California, then to Georgia, and now in Florida, we glued the puzzle to construction paper that they each chose the color earlier in our trip, and I gave them scissors in individual boxes with their names, and they each cut pieces all around the construction paper so cute.

Then a good friend from my nightclub days told me there was a BBQ nearby, so we hung out there in the afternoon.  We had a great day, but with kids that usually go to sleep around 7pm and are up crack of dawn 6am, it is not easy to do night stuff.  They are all really fussy as the night gets later, overall they had a great time.

The next few days are really easygoing, which will be good for all of us before the next leg of our journey, which believe it or not is a work in progress.  I want to stick to our original plan, while my husband is ready to head west, I am sticking to my decision and being firm that we are not going to let anything get in the way of our trip.  We were so excited in the planning stages, so I keep trying to get back to that space, and really enjoy all the friends and family that we are seeing.

Our plans have been side tracked,
Focusing on staying present and enjoying what is,
Trusting that we will persevere, and have a blast along the way,
This will definitely be a summer none of us will ever forget,
Make Memories My Marvelous Mama's (and papa's, friends, family, clients, etc :)
Coach Yulia