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HAPPINESS, is to have everything…you need!
NOT the need to have everything.
If joy is in the JOURNEY,
then reward is the Destination
Journey is our “new” coach.
10.05-Tuesday
My daughter Cheryl and husband Paul asked us over to their home for steak on the grill; Paul cooked. We knew that Paul would be cooking since Cheryl is the first to relinquish to kitchen area to Paul. She’s good with that and we were also. Paul is awesome behind a stove or grill. After visiting and small talk for about a half hour Paul brought us all in for dinner.
Just looking at the steaks was an eye full. You know what you feel like when you approach the meat counter at any super market you find the usual sirloins and possibly a filet in the package two for twelve or thirteen dollars or a little less if it has a yellow sticker on it indication close-dating, which is what we usually buy and freeze for the future. Paul and Cheryl really impressed us as he brought in four porterhouse steaks, one for each of us, about two-inches thick each.
These were huge to say the least and the fixings that accommodated the porterhouses were equally as delicious. After dinner was over we sat around the table and just talked for about thirty-minutes while Paul washed the dishes. This makes the difference between just having a meal with friends or enjoying a meal with family. We decided to sit for awhile in their TV room enjoying the comforts of their “theater seating” couches. To say the least they were extremely comfortable. So comfortable that Carla is now looking to see if we can cram a smaller version of the seating plan they have to fit in the coach- it’s doable.
Allow me to drift off topic for just a few minutes. As a father you always want your child to make the marriage decision correctly and be happy from the get go. Cheryl and Paul are married as very good friends as well as husband and wife. Making the right decision the first time is so enviable. With, at least, half of first marriages ending in divorce the odds are not always with a couple these days.
For the hour or so after the meal I couldn’t help but envy how fortunate they were in their marriage. With life you must play the cards you’re dealt and my kids had to deal with more than they should have as kids. I was personally partially to blame and pray each evening for forgiveness. This was such a special evening. An occasion like this, for most folks, is a 2-3 times a week get together, I wish I could say the same, but our life style doesn’t allow for such a luxury…maybe someday! For me, this evening with Paul and Cheryl, will be front and center in my memory for a very long time.
Just a few more pictures of this beautiful home Cheryl and Paul live in.
Above are Cheryl, Paul and family and below is Paul’s “Man-Cave.” It’s actually they basement but with so much to do in this spot, you could virtually live here and be as comfortable as if you were upstairs. Below is also that awesome “theater-seating-sectional.” It occupies more space than we have in our coach. Anyone could easily retire comfortably in this home.
