Beautiful Day

I learned a lot this weekend. First off, we had two great nights with great friends. Friday night I had a chance to enjoy some time with parents of one of my daughters friends from school. We had some great wine, and talked a lot. Saturday, we went out with friends again-- I realized that we are all the same. We all want to give our children the best life we can, we want to make no mistakes and we want everyone to be happy and healthy. We work so hard to achieve this. We may not always make the best choices, but the one thing I realize is that we every decision we make somehow will affect our family. Our families are the most important thing we have in our lives. We didn't choose them, but we are stuck with them so we better do everything we can to preserve those relationships.....
Today my mom fell while out on a walk. I realized that as minor as this fall was...(she knocked out 5 of her front teeth) she is entering into the twilight of her life. She is getting more fragile than she was 5 yrs ago. My grandmother had a similar accident around the same age and she was never the same. I found my mind wandering to that place that I have for a while been trying to block. My parents aren't getting younger and I must not take one minute for granted. As I drove out of their driveway tonight, I thought about the day when it would be the last time I drove out of that driveway. I remember the day we pulled out of my grandparents the last time. I remember thinking to myself that I wish I had the time back...I wish I had come to visit more when I was in college. I bet they wished the same.
It was a beautiful day for me because I am one of the lucky ones who has a close family that loves me and supports me every step of the way. They are there when things are good, and when they are bad and they catch me everytime I fall. I know I want my children to feel the same feeling when they think of me and I know my friends all want the same for their children.