Thursday, February 25, 2010

What do I want?

I have so many dreams and to be honest I've been trying to weed out the fluff...to find out what I really want in life. Here's my short list:

To live long enough and healthy enough to see my children fall in love, get married, and have children of their own. You can only understand the miraculous emotions of being a parent once you are a parent.

To know what its like to be satisfied. I am happy and have a good life. I've got a great career a loving husband and a wonderful child...but I'm always looking...looking to improve myself, my marriage, my career, everything. When does one truly stop looking and just let this ride that is life go?

To be able to work part time.

To start planning the best Disney vacation ever.

For Dawson to SLEEP THRU THE NIGHT permanently. He teases us every few weeks with a couple good nights followed by several bad nights. I can't even consider another child until he's sleeping well 99% of the time.

To have another child. I don't know when. That changes daily. Sometimes I can't wait other times I can't imagine another, but I do know that I want D to experience the bonding that siblings have. I want him to have a built in best friend and when his parents are gone he will still have someone that knows and loves him just for being him. I don't want another child just for D but because I know in my heart that my family isn't complete yet. It sounds incredibly selfish of me to say I want another child for D but it really isn't. I don't want him or any of my future children to ever know true loneliness. I won't be here forever and.when I'm gone I don't want my children to not feel that kind of love. A sibling is one of the greatest gifts, in my opinion. That you can give your first born.

To lose ten more pounds (I've lost ten in the last two weeks!!!)

And an unlimited shoe fund.

What's on your short list?

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