Hopefully

nos·tal·gia [no-stal-juh, -jee-uh, nuh-]

hopewoods — Wed, 22 Sep 2010 20:25:41 +0000

a wistful desire to return in thought or in fact to a former time in one’s life, to one’s home or homeland, or to one’s family and friends; a sentimental yearning for the happiness of a former place or time.

I admit I have been feeling pretty nostalgic lately. I blame the weather. When it starts to turn, my heart turns to home. I have stopped pushing these feelings aside, I embrace them. Yes, it hurts a little. But, it never hurt anybody to hurt a little. When I feel it coming pretty strong, I just take a moment to play a good song and have a good cry. Here’s one of my favorites right now.

September so far…

hopewoods — Sat, 18 Sep 2010 18:00:22 +0000

I cannot believe that September is halfway over! It has already been a busy month. We have started school, celebrated White Bears birthday, gone to the zoo, and dance classes and soccer have begun. Here is a quick slideshow of September so far…

Home for the Summer…

hopewoods — Sat, 04 Sep 2010 17:15:10 +0000

Our unforgettable summer in a nutshell…

good bye Summer…

hopewoods — Tue, 31 Aug 2010 13:55:51 +0000

We have promised the kids all summer we would take them to a waterpark, and Sunday we finally got around to it…