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| The group |
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| Trekking in prep in Stowe |
At the beginning of
2016 hubby and I got an email from the highschool saying that they were
organizing a trip to Peru for parents who were interested in a 10 day Peru and
Machu Pichu trip
When I saw that email
I new this would be perfect for hubby
Within minutes
without even seeing my Emil suggestion he had also written me
saying " do you think I should do this ? ??"
Fast forward 10
months later and he leaves in a few hrs to Peru for the trip of his lifetime
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| At the airport yesterday |
Completely 100
percent out of his mental and social and physical comfort zone .
But we both knew this
was still perfect for him for so many reasons .
In his fundraising
campaign for the school ( he pays his trip etc of course ) he wrote such a
beautiful email to his family , colleagues and friends and his reasons for
wanting to do this trek . Right up there was to show his kids in action how to
put yourself out of comfort zone completely , to show beauty who has worn a
body brace for almost 3 yrs now that he wanted to share in some small way her
discomfort .. And that this was a personal journey and transformation for him .
My husband has been
on a very deep personal transformation over the last few years and has
completely changed his life , the way he deals with stress especially
, his commitment to
health and fitness and his habits and his
overall lifestyle . He has given up a lot and gained a lot too . This trek is
important to him on many deep levels .
He is petrified and
has barely slept the last few days but is equally excited . He woke up this
morning in a sweat and gathered me in his arms proclaiming his love and how
much he will miss ( he always seems to adore me more when we are apart lol ! )
He felt so supported
by all the emails and generosity from the fund raising . He has never done
anything like this and touched us both tremendously to see our loved ones
touched by his journey he is taking
Beauty is on a school
trip this week so he said his goodbyes to his little girl earlier this week .
Last night the two boys came in bed and snuggles with their dad and I
I will always keep
the picture of him holding them close , these two almost men in his arms
telling them what to do if ever he died ( overly anxious and dramatic are we
??? )
All he kept saying
was " take care of your mommy " over and over and over . I kept
telling him I would take care of them but he kept repeating . I think the kids
saw how much their dad loves their mom . It was a very tender moment for me . I
will hold that picture inside of me for a very long time
Bear left him a
ribbon this morning on his coffee maker for his trek bag . And chase a note
with some biodegradable bum wipes ! I thought so sweet they did this especially
since not a word from me and and all their doing . Made me very proud of who they
have become as young men.
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| What waits at home |
Nerves are high and
on edge . This may not seem big to all but it is huge for him. We both
coincidentally had to be at the airport for 2pm
so shared a taxi together . I got to meet the 9 people he is trekking and
travelling with and they seemed really nice and welcoming . It felt good- but
also a odd for me as he will be in such close proximity with this group for
10days and sharing such a beautiful experience - without me . As we all know
part of really loving someone is however setting them free
My protector is going
away . For himself . All him . All about him . Claiming what rightfully belongs
to him . Discovering the full landscape of his life
And I am in full and
utter support of his journey and whatever he discovers . With full confidence
and just a bit of trepidation and fear
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| Me and my own adventure |
We have come a long
long way . I am feeling so scared in many ways for different reasons, but also so happy for him. My happiness outweighs my fear right now. this is my gift to him.so many people i am meeting are saying "he is going alone on an expensive trip for 10 days???" Yes he is. He said didn't feel comfortable me going on a trip alone last year (so I took our daughter) but for some reason I feel comfortable him going on a trip alone? Odd.. I know.Sometimes life can be surprising
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| What is comforting me now is keeping my mind on the cottage |
I love your forever
and a day my darling fiercely and forever . I know you will come home to us
safe and happy . And very very very proud of yourself
I am looking forward
to so many other adventures in our lives - as a couple- their are so many cool adventures out in the world to discover and so much life that awaits us.
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| Goodbye!!! (both different flights at airport) |
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| safely back home from almost hurricane atlanta and ready to take on the next 10 days as a single mommy! The fun has already begun with chauffering and errands right off the plane! |
