Last Sunday we celebrated one lovely year of knowing our little girl. Thinking back over the last year, it's been a real roller coaster, such highs and lows, losing my dad and gaining a wonderful baby girl in our family. I'm sure this is the way things happen, just when you think everything in your life is tickedy boo, you loose something precious and the whole experience of life is altered, almost enhanced in a strange sense. I've certainly felt that since losing dad, I'm more acutely aware of appreciating everything I've got in the present rather than dwelling on the little irritations, or wanting something hypothetical.
So we celebrated Freyja's first year by having a little party, I don't think I realised quite how time consuming and costly even a small party could be, but I tried to 'keep it real!', although I'm quite guilty of getting carried away with nonsense decorations and party nibbles. The forecast for that afternoon was terrible, but by some miracle it failed to rain as promised (perhaps down to my fierce praying the night before) We had a bouncy castle, numerous outdoor toys and a few token party games like pass the parcel. I think we had just the right amount of toddlers, 4 boys and a couple of baby girls. The saving grace was the awning, which I sent Mike out for in the morning after a minor panic over the looming rain, it added a real focus to the garden almost like an assembly point. Anyway, all in all it was a huge success and everyone loved it, and the garden looked wonderful. I felt truly happy!
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