Love At First Sight

Love At First Sight

I believe in love at first sight
Warmed up by the golden sun rays
Chocolate eyes and a smile so bright
I will never forget those days.

Warmed up by the golden sunrays
We flew high in cornflower skies
I will never forget those days
Watching white fluffy clouds drift by.

We flew high in cornflower skies
Listening to the blue jay’s call
Watching white fluffy clouds drift by
As the raindrops begin to fall.

Listening to the blue jay’s call
Sweet bedtime stories, counting sheep
As the raindrops begin to fall
Tuck you in ‘til you’re fast asleep.

Sweet bedtime stories, counting sheep
Chocolate eyes and a smile so bright
Tuck you in ‘til you’re fast asleep
I believe in love at first sight.

Colleen Keller Breuning © 2023
July 1, 2023

I have been a little MIA lately! My apologies for not responding to all my wonderful birthday messages and being off the grid for a much-needed vacation. We were in Florida last week visiting Katie, Brenton, Posie and Hatcher. It was Hatcher’s 2^nd birthday, and we decided to fly down for the celebration. It was a wonderful time, but the trip got off to a rocky start. Dan’s luggage didn’t make the final flight to ECP, it was stuck in Atlanta and scheduled to arrive that night. He and Brenton headed back to the airport after dinner, but there were storms and lightning strikes, so they had to wait nearly 2 hours before the luggage was unloaded. They didn’t get home until around 11 pm!

The next day was Hatcher’s birthday. Unfortunately, Brenton had been up sick all night, doubled over with severe pain on his right side. Thankfully, he asked Katie to take him to the ER first thing, knowing that something was wrong. After a CAT scan, the hospital staff confirmed it was acute appendicitis, and he needed it removed immediately! So he headed into surgery, which was a success, and he was back home recovering within 12 hours. While they were at the hospital, Dan and I played with the kids in the pool and took them out for ice cream, but Posie kept asking where Mommy and Daddy were. We kept it vague, that Daddy wasn’t feeling well and was at the doctor. She’s so smart, though, she said why is it taking so long? We didn’t want to scare her by telling her about surgery. But of course, she was all curious and attentive later that night when Brenton was showing her his scars and telling her about his experience. She was quite interested – I got Posie a play doctor kit and she loves to doctor Mommy all the time. So cute, except when she gives Mommy a massage by hammering on her knees LOL!!!

It was a great trip, always a wonderful time with the kids. We had a belated birthday dinner at a new restaurant by St. Andrews Bay, where they surprised me with a strawberry cheesecake slice with flowers! We enjoyed watching a beautiful sunset and taking pictures by the water. The last night, Katie had arranged for beach photo session with the kids as a birthday gift at St. Andrews State Park. What was such an amazing and thoughtful gift! The pictures here are a few of the many beautiful photos, thanks and copyright to Hunter Morris of Creation Photography in Panama City Beach.

It’s always so difficult leaving, lots of tears, and my heart was heavy. I tried to distract myself on the plane ride back by doing sudoku and scribbling a few lines but couldn’t put anything together until today (Saturday July 1). It’s getting late so I’ll have to post this on Sunday. I need to get back on track with my writing, but work has been a little crazy at times and to be honest, I’ve just been enjoying the summer and relaxing.  Have a great weekend and Happy July 4^th, all!

XOXO Colleen

Ecrits Blogophilia Week 52.14 – Counting Sheep
Hard Bonus: Incorporate a movie line or quote from Kenau Reeves (“I believe in love at first sight”)
Easy Bonus: Mention sudoku