This weekend went by so fast....too fast. Isn't that how everything seems to go in today's world, though? We never have enough time or it isn't the right time. It's time to do this or it's about time that you did that.
Why does everything need to revolve around time?
I know that I get caught up on time just as much as everyone else. Often, I wish that my time at college was over and that I could spend my days working in the yard, cleaning the house, thinking of creative ideas, etc. Yes, I know, I am very weird. I actually enjoy doing all of those things. (Maybe I am a little Type A) Would I fast forward time if I could? I can now honestly say, no. I think these are the minutes, days, months, and years that are going to make me tough, strong, thankful, humble, and knowledgable to an even greater extent.
I think as humans, we tend to focus on tomorrow rather than today. I'll admit, I DO! Mark will be the first to tell you that I already have places and events that we need to be at for the weekend before I even get home on Friday afternoon. He actually just told me this weekend that sometimes we wishes that people didn't like us as much so that we didn't get invited to so many events, so that we had more time to relax and enjoy each other. He was just kidding, though! We love that so many of you invite us to fun occasions and wish for us to share in that time with you! :) (We really do love just taking the time to relax and lay around all day though, too. We can still do that, right? ;) haha)
Speaking of Mark, time has been of the essence for him to finish the slightly large (ok, ABSOLUTELY GINORMOUS) shop that he started building at the beginning of August. It is 120'x60' with a 40'x40' section off of the main shop. (I could very well be wrong about these measurements, by the way.) There doesn't seem to be enough time in the day for him to get everything done that he hopes for, so the days have been long. He normally starts at 7 AM and goes until dark. So, around 8:30ish? I cannot imagine how grueling that must be. I think that I have it rough starting classes at 8 and going until 2? Good joke, Megan, good joke. Last night we spent three to four hours prepping for the rafters to go up today. He marked out where all of the rafters would go on the walls, while I cut boards to 20'. I only had a couple that were too long, but they were all easy fixes and I didn't get fired so it was ok. :)
He works so hard, and I know that he doesn't mind doing carpentry now, but I hope that someday he will take the time to begin machining, instead. It is his first love, and it won't be as hard on his body. Trust me, it's not fun getting phone calls while I'm away at school telling me that Mark is in the emergency room or Mark got hurt today at work. Ahhhhhh! Will the madness ever end? haha ;)
Someday, the time will come when I can be at home doing what I love, with my love, and looking back it won't seem like it took that much time. Now, we will begin taking the time to do things that we enjoy and break away from the chains that sometimes hold us to something. Time is of the essence people, and unfortunately, we don't have alot of it. Take the time to live, laugh, and love with those near and dear to you, because I guarantee you will not regret your time well spent. :)
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