Monday, August 30, 2010

Final Days of Summer

To say that I am dreading the end of summer would be putting it mildly. Usually at this time of the year I am looking forward to returning to work after the long summer, but this year, well, I simply don't want to go back. We have had the most splendid summer in terms of weather, and this year of course I have had little Raf to entertain - as he entertains me. This past weekend we tried to make the most of these final warm weekends by visiting three state parks.

On Saturday we went up to Wolfe's Neck Park, which is a beautiful park on the coast. It's rocky and not really a place to play on the beach, but they do have a lovely green expanse. We spent a good deal of time there as Raf was loving walking up and down the grass.. back and forth, back and forth, back and forth.... He had so much fun! As did we watching him...





8 comments:

  1. wonderful and so cute! what sweet moments you are having together!

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  2. What a wonderful weekend, with wife and walker!! xx

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  3. Ugh, I hear you with the back to work thing! Try to look at it conversely: "I was so lucky to have the summer with him". Maybe that will help you, but it is soooo hard to split your time. I am thankful that I have a job I can leave at home--that way my work time is at work and the rest of the time is my "family time", however I choose to use it.

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  4. He is so cute and wonderful! Great pictures!

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  5. Aw, the sweetest video! I love the way Rafi put the steps, soooo sweet :) Beautiful pictures. Way to go Rafi!!!!

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  6. These are the SWEETEST pictures! Alex, I feel for you and know exactly what you are going through. It is so hard. But I do admire how you and Richard are really savoring every moment with Rafi and that will get you through. :-)

    And don't worry about your work--you'll get your groove back in due time, and there's NOTHING wrong with being on a hiatus. I definitely did the same thing and I think it's completely natural. You were needed elsewhere. As you say, you're not going to look back on your life and wish you'd done more work! (A friend once reminded me that my CV was not going to be engraved on my tombstone!) So you have your priorities straight and I admire you for that. :-) xoxoxoxo

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  7. Thanks, everyone... Michelle, I know you've had a really difficult time returning to work. It is so hard, though I envy your ability to leave work at work. In my line of work there is a LOT of work seepage.

    Jen, you're so kind to me. I worry about the research hiatus (my guess is that I will be associate professor forever!), but your friend's comment about the tombstone really made me laugh!

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