Aroo! or A Ray of Sunshine.

Hello and Happy Saturday! 

A couple of days ago my husband and I decided to surprise my brother at the Spartan Race. So we just woke up early this morning, had a quick breakfast and hit the road. Could there be anything more fun than just being in the moment and doing what you really feel like? My parents told me to leave our son at home with them for the day which was awesome. So mini-solo-roadtrip it is! Spontaneity is awesome! I took two books with me and actually finished Blauschmuck by Katharina Winkler on the way to Munich. [Book review will follow] 

I think it is important to create great memories and to see my brother at the “start line” and knowing that he totally did not expect us was priceless and made me feel so good. I also realized that he is doing his thing, that he is grown-up but will always remain my little brother. It is weird sometimes to think about him being older than he is now. Or thinking about what he did throughout the years at every stage. And then he hopped to the next stage, and the next and time flew by. He grew up so quickly and is doing his own thing. It is just crazy how fast it all goes – especially if I just saw him next to me in my parent’s sand box when he was so little. When people told me time goes by so quickly I never believed it. I just thought; “yeah, well, time is time and whatever.” I would then smile politely and never really thought about it anymore. When I saw my brother today, a grown man, I realized again that everything changes too quickly.  That one hour, one day means nothing. It seems all double-or triple speed and this pace only quickens. 

I savor all the memories I had when I was a child. I have so many pictures and when looking at them I am trying to stamp them onto my memory again – hopefully permanently. 

I feel so lucky that my brother is not just my brother… he is also a really good friend! He has seen me go through so many stages of my life and I just feel we have this special bond. We grew up together so he has seen what I have seen and we had the same experiences in a way as kids. He has been with me, side-by-side through the corn fields and building forts. He just knows me really well at this point and also understands me. I saw his eyes lit up when my husband and I arrived fifteen minutes before the start and this was simply amazing. So much love and happiness. 

I am just thankful for it all. A ray of Sunshine.