I am not good with saying good-bye.
For some reason every time Justin asks for a kiss off Jarvis, Jarvis licks his face.
Good-byes are always hard. But last night’s good-bye was even harder for
so many reasons. Justin and I have never been apart for as long as we are going
to be. Justin has never been away from Jarvis for any length of time. While
Jarvis and I stay and adjust to living in a new house, Justin is off on an
adventure. An adventure that is more than a holiday, Justin is volunteering his
time and expertise as a photographer, to document and promote a school that my
cousin, Margaret has fundraised and built. (More on Margaret and the amazing
work she has been doing later) But it is also bittersweet for me Justin is
going off to do my fantasy job/thing. I have always wanted to travel the world
and raise awareness for education in Third World countries.
Jam you are going to be so missed. We… I love you.
Note: Tamika took the group images for me.
Jodi over at Che and Fidel has inspired me to pick up my camera and turn
the focus inward. Since I already take 100s of photos of my children each week,
so I thought I would twist the idea a little. What I never seem to get is group
shots, images of the family together, whether it is my two children, Tamika and
Jarvis, or me with the kids, or shots of Justin and I. So I am going
to challenge myself to get one image of "my family" per
week.
Awee I know you will miss him SO much and so will baby J, but know he will miss you too <3 His trip sounds amazing.
ReplyDeleteIt has only been 24 hours, but it has bought back so many memories of me being a single Mum with Tamika. First thing Jarvis did this morning was look for his Dad. I had to keep repeating, Daddy's gone on a plane.
DeleteThat sounds amazing what he is going to do and I'm sure a time will come when you will be on that plane with him. I have do e a few similar trips in my days before babies and it's much harder now to do those tips but the opportunity will come again I'm sure.
ReplyDeleteI have been making myself take more pics as a family too. I am always behind the camera and rarely in any which I know I'll regret one day. Enjoy being a solo mum for a bit, I'm sure you will do amazingly well. Bec ... Also thanks for stopping by Bloggers Bazaar www.bloggersbazaar.com.au
Do not regret not being in your family's visual history. Change it now, and be in more images. It is important for your children.
DeleteHow long is he away for? Amazing project, look forward to hearing all about it, Cambodia is a place I hold dear to my heart
ReplyDeleteOnly two weeks, but then he is back for five days and then off again to Hong Kong and China for a holiday with his family. I am SOOO looking forward to seeing Justin's photos
Deleteooo i can feel the emotion in that first shot...you got me all teary! Only distracted by the awesomeness of your hair and the fact you have the target skirt on that I loved but feared would never be worn again!!! Is that a new colour...more pink than red...looking good! good luck hubs and hurry home!!
ReplyDeleteThe hair is way more pink, I have gotten over the target logo thing and appreciate how well the skirt sits. I really would like a dozen more of them.
DeleteThanks to modern technology, we 'spoke' for ages last night. Though Justin heads to the village today not sure when we will be able to communicate again
oh this made me all sorts of emotional. hope you all are hanging in there. xxoo
ReplyDeleteIt is strange, I was a single Mum for 15 years so I am use to parenting alone, but somehow you just get so 'use' to them being around. The days seem emptier without Justin around
Deleteoh I hate goodbyes too.....nic is still on 3 weeks away one week home shifts. they suck but we have gotten into a swing. but every goodbye is a hard one. thank goodness for Skype and the like. Obvs daddy tastes good if baby J wants to lick him!!!....best advice is keep busy!....easier said than done I know. hope time flies for you. Al xx
ReplyDeleteI don't know how you do it with Nic away. But then maybe by the end of October I will be use to being on my own and he will get in my way? Hmm, not much chance of Skype, no internet in the village that he is staying.
DeleteIts so so hard to say good bye.. still fills my eyes with tear. Love your hair color and the sweet little's good bye :)
ReplyDeleteI have been thinking of changing the colour, again... I always think it is easy to be the one going, rather than the one left behind.
DeleteWow! I have missed so many stuff from your lives...I always love it when things change! It seems like you're coming through a very interesting period of your life. I hope everyhting's good!!!
ReplyDeleteI have also missed reading your blog, hope all is good in your corner of the world
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