Thoughtful Thursday

My husband and I met his parents for dinner the other night at Old Country Buffet. I don't know how familiar you are with this restaurant but it usually draws an older crowd. We stood in line next to an older couple as we were waiting to pay for our meal. She mentioned to me that it was so nice to see us "young folks" there. I said thank you and turned back to my husband. Then she turned to her husband and told him to look at us. "Such a darling young couple. It's so good to see such young folks going out to dinner. They don't know it but they have their whole life ahead of them still. Such a darling young couple."

I'm not gonna lie, it made me feel good. I've been feeling anything but darling and young lately. I have an injury that is almost 2 years old that is refusing to heal and the rest of my body is not feeling darling or young. But I guess it's all a matter of perspective. I appreciated her sweet reminder that I do have so much life ahead of me. It's been an interesting year for me, watching my children make a couple of big transitions...kindergarten for the youngest and high school for the oldest. It's made me reflect on how much parenting I have left and whether or not I did a good enough job during the baby and young child years. I remember when I was a new mom and how I thought that moms of teenagers were so old. Well here I am and I definitely do not feel as old as I thought they were. No way!! Yep, perspective is really what it is all about. Just trying to keep a good one!

(And by the way, stay far, far away from Old Country Buffet. Very far away! As great as it felt to be called darling and young, it was still the worst meal that I have ever paid for.)