Our new background is in honor of Alex - he's the next Donald Trump!!!
Today Eddie and I came to the shocking realization that we simply can't have it all.
As we circled Sea Pines, looking at real estate, we mulled over the knowing that our time in the mountains is limited, our time on the beach is limited, our time with the boys is limited, our time with family is limited... No doubt we live a lucky life. We travel continuously, live abroad, love each other, enjoy each other's families... Still, in the small moments when we're not running to catch a connecting flight, jumping on a train, returning a rental car or packing a bag we can't help but wish for a smaller existence. One that would give us the joy of spending weekends with the boys and holidays with family. A life that doesn't require a different cell phone for the four different continents we rotate around. And yet. By our third loop on Maple Lane, we knew instinctively that life would come around for us in it's own time. That for now, we live the way we do so that the boys can go to Newcastle School for Boys, so that we can discover each other while discovering new cultures, new food, new friends, good beer.
It will be hard for me to say goodbye to this place. To the Oak groves and the shrimp boats. But this island isn't going anywhere and that knowing fills me with more confidence than mastering a level 3 yoga class in Beijing with a Chinese instructor.
The boys back from their second day of Sailing Camp - off the water just in time for a storm
The rain clouds weren't going to stop them - chairs and boogie boards at the ready
Able bodies
Sun set off our deck this evening - kayakers in full force
Eddie getting dinner ready
The boys set a lovely table - their sunflowers made all the difference
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