Isn't it A-MAZE-ING?

If I had to rank the weekend on a scale of one  to ten it would an easy 12.8. It was pretty much 60 hours of fall goodness that began with watching Taylor cheer at the Seneca vs. Shawnee Football game on Friday night (I shall refrain posting the winning score due to a non-green victory, but it was still a great game) and was a long evening with a game delay to thunder. I guess you have to mix things up every now and again. I was a proud parent as I was working the game stationed on the side lines 25 feet or so away from the kids. They did a great job. Golf clap : ) 

I think it would be safe to say that most of us enjoy fall. I can't seem to remember a year where the transition from summer to fall was so definitive. One minute shorts and a tank top and the next we're sipping pumpkin spice lattes while sporting boots and christening the fire pit. Fall! It's a buffet for the senses with the smell of burning fire pits lingering in the air, crisp chilly air and CORN MAZES! We trekked to Amish Country to break bread in a very farm fresh manner and do a little gps navigating through one of the coolest corn mazes around. Taylor and her friends headed in one direction and Keith & I in another. This might shock you, but I'm a bit navigationally challenged. Perk #137 of being married to an Eagle Scout. I did abide by the no cutting through the corn stalk rule although, to be completely honest, it was an internal battle the entire time. I guess that's one of the perks that the husband gets for marrying a rather a.d.d ridden traveller.














I'm not sure who had more fun, the kids or us. But without doubt we were all worn out after rolling back home with a car full of passed out kids ready for bed. Not everyone can keep the pace of the tech man and the drug lady : )

As if Saturday wasn't chock full enough Keith & I headed down to the great Atlantic for the Annual Chowder Festival in LBI. Chowder goodness! I take my surf, travel and food very seriously. With that said we were more than ready to handle the endless cups of chowder with our muffin tins ready and willing to bring on the chowder goodness. The sun was out, the sky was blue and the chowder was piping hot! We met up with a bunch of our Seneca friends, listened to some great tunes and embraced the day.


I love enjoying life. So often we get caught up in things don't matter or, on the flip side of things, inundated by the heartaches of the things in life that do matter a great deal. Sometimes I find myself being emotionally overwhelmed by the stories and struggles of many of the kids I work with. It takes a toll on my heart. I'm not sure if that will ever change. But where I find my recharge is with family. Knowing that if I'm going to be able what I do effectively, there has to be time for me to just zen. This weekend I did the zen. My batteries are recharged and I'm ready to rock and roll. Very grateful that I am learning how I'm wired and what I need to be in a good place. I needed this weekend and the esposo is a catalyst in encouraging me to take the time for myself and allow for time to just simply be.  So as another week is about to resume I'm ready and able to do my thing in all aspects of my life. Bring it on : )