Hello and welcome to my new blog somewherewithsue@blogspot.com. I created this blog to document my travels, photos, family life, and write about my random thoughts on things I find interesting on my journey through life. For me random thoughts usually involve: people I meet, sports, wine, knitting, running, Ruger, Jagger, Miley, Zoe, happy hour, books, movies, food, things that inspire me, and other “important stuff”. I also like to occasionally give my opinion on “hot topics”. So thanks for checking in and hope you enjoy going “somewhere with me”.
This is not my first go round with blogging. For a season, I wrote about my travels to all the Big Ten schools I visited to watch my son and Penn State play football. This was a wonderful way for me to record my son’s senior year in college and his journey as a football player at Penn State. He has now graduated and gone on to play professional football. I ended that blog psuprideoflions@blogspot.com with the 2010 NFL draft where he became a member of the Minnesota Vikings.
Since that time lots of life has passed by. My favorite football player has moved away from home, changed teams, got married, got hurt playing football and is currently rehabbing his injury. As soon as he is completely healed he will be heading to a new team.
Our three lovely daughters are all finally living on their own, in different states, and working on their various careers. We have two teachers and one working on a second degree in nursing. Our family has also grown to include our son-in-law and daughter-in-law and three very special “grand” dogs.
But wow…after thirty-two years of organized chaos with our four kids, my husband and I find ourselves with an “empty nest”. At one point in my life, I would have shouted “Yippee” to have some alone time. But the day we came back home after dropping our last daughter off in Texas, and walked into our BIG, EMPTY, SILENT house, I was surprised with the sad, nostalgic feeling that overcame me.
No more messy tables full of book bags, gym bags, and computers. No more trying to listen to four people talk all at once. No more scurring around to fix dinner after late sports practices only to be told "I don't like that." No more homework battles or struggles getting everyone off to bed at a reasonable hour let alone trying to get them up in the morning. And I could go on and on ....but what struck me the most was no immediate need for mom and dad! I should be happy right?
Well not sure how I feel about all this new found freedom yet, but to make this long story shorter, this is how I arrived here on my second blog. It will not only be my place to document my photos and travels, but it will also be my therapy of sorts. Along with a good run, some knitting needles and a little conscious sedation (wine), I think I will be o.k.
Hope you will join me...
"SOMEWHERE"
Well not sure how I feel about all this new found freedom yet, but to make this long story shorter, this is how I arrived here on my second blog. It will not only be my place to document my photos and travels, but it will also be my therapy of sorts. Along with a good run, some knitting needles and a little conscious sedation (wine), I think I will be o.k.
Hope you will join me...
"SOMEWHERE"
