32 weeks swimming and thinking about traditions

today is easter saturday. my first easter pregnant, my last easter without a baby, our first easter not visiting family (the pooch has just had a operation which means we are house bound for two weeks). also, i think i have had about 10 mini eggs in total this easter season. that is a very poor effort.

this is a different kind of easter. i feel like my life is in fast forward and slow motion at the same time. know what i mean?

what a special time to think about this.

tomorrow i'm cooking up a big roast. three meats, eight veggies, gravy - you know the deal. i'm pretty excited about it. i love to cook, i love to eat. i love sharing food with people i love. i love that so many cultural/family/religious traditions are centred around food.

i'm excited to get to choose traditions to carry on in our family. one of my favourite family traditions from when i was a kid was that on every birthday we would all (five kids was the most at one time) jump into mum and dads bed first thing in the morning to watch the birthday-person unwrap their presents. the feeling of waiting in anticipation to find out what was underneath the wrapping paper - to see the reaction on the face of the birthday kid as they unwrap what you had given, is something i know i want my kids to experience all together in one big bed. i will definitely want to continue this tradition in our little family.

wearing american apparel sheer rib short sleeve scoop neck dress in light aqua