Homecoming Journey

Life is a journey.  Each year is a journey.  Each day is a journey.  Changing jobs is a journey.  Getting married, having kids, moving, and the death of a parent are all journeys.  Of course, taking a trip is a journey, and for me, a new recipe is a journey.

I love being married to Camera Guy.  I love being Cub’s mother.  I love my friends, my church and cooking.  But some aspects of my life annoy me and I want them changed.  Working through these aspects of my life is a journey of patience, faith, love and chemistry (that’s about the cooking part).

My intention with this blog is just to write about what journey I may be on that day or have gone through recently.  It might be about parenting, being married, being me or yes, a new recipe.

I am proud to be on the Board of Directors of my high school Alumni Association.  Overwhelmingly proud.  I bleed our school colors.  Truly.  Helping plan this weekend’s activities was a year-long journey.  We started after last year’s Homecoming weekend by reviewing what went well and what didn’t and looking towards making this year better.  We talked at every monthly meeting about what we wanted this weekend to look like and our planning paid off!  It was a fantastic weekend!

Today my journey of Homecoming Weekend 2011 has ended. 

I went to one of the 2 major high schools in my city.  The big football game was played Thursday night against our cross town rivals.  We won!  We usually win.  Trust me when I say this game is big.  Huge!  Not only in importance to the two schools, but in the venue it’s played in and the attendance we get at the game.    I doubt there’s anything like it anywhere else in the country. 

The win just put that much of a sweeter spin on the rest of the weekend’s activities.  We inducted new members to our Alumni Hall of Fame and had our Alumni Homecoming Faire & Picnic.  So much planning and work goes into all of these activities.

The journey of planning these activities is truly a labor of love by all the volunteers on the Board who put in tireless hours to ensure everything that happens is the best it can be for the enjoyment of the returning alumni.  The people who pulled this weekend off are extraordinary people and I’m humbled to know them, work with them and call them friends.

It’s been a journey, this past year.  But we sailed through with flying colors and I’m so proud of everyone.  This journey was definitely fun, as was the destination.

I hope you’ll decide to journey with me again here on my blog.  Until then, I hope you enjoy your journey.