As I sit in my hotel room, I can't help but think as I rub my tired feet and stretch my aching back, I sure am NOT going to miss these long nights.
Then as I quietly brush my teeth, I think to myself, It sure has been fun seeing some of my friends and volunteers again one last time.
I think I am really going to miss buzzing around on golf carts, stopping to casually talk horses along the way.
Calling that my job.
Dang it was cold today.
I love the way the barns smell in fall when the weather is crisp.
Gosh, the ladies were sure funny tonight.
I'm going to miss our late night dinners and conversations.
I think I am going to miss this... deep down... I can't believe so much is changing in my life right now.
I crank up the heat in my hotel room before settling into my covers - traveling for a horse show is the only time I can turn up the thermostat and live like a lizard, warm and cozy. As I wrap up my thoughts for the day, I take one last peek at Facebook and then one last look at the picture Grandma sent me of Mr Blue Eyes.
Grandma is watching our Brown Eyed Girl and Mr Blue Eyes while I am in Tulsa and Handy Man is in Minnesota - his hunting trip cut short due to the passing of his grandmother, Betty Lou on Tuesday. An unfortunate blessing.
Grandma took the cutest picture of Mr Blue Eyes. As I look at the picture again tonight before I close my eyes, I can't help but know and love the familiarity of his beautiful smile instantly. And yet, I can't help but feel unaccustomed to this tiny little face staring back at me, captured in a photograph.
I can't believe how much he is changing.
I stare into these eyes and kiss these little cheeks every day; however, I feel like time is slipping away. When did this little blue eyed boy change from being a baby into a budding toddler?
I am baffled at the evident changes in his face.
I can't wait to get home and kiss his cheeks, squeeze him tight and become a more cautious witness to my life changing before me.
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