I found myself for nearly one week outside of my comfort zone doing what felt like a whole lot of nothing. My intentions were to hang around Fort Collins until Andrea's baby was born and then head to Summit County to let Brandon's parents assume the role of grandparents. Andrea's baby boy decided to postpone his anticipated birthday by 11 days! During that week I spent quality time with Andrea, Brandon and my "niece" Zoe. Also, it was a treat to spend time with Brandon's parents. I find it fascinating how uncomfortable I am with just...being. It was tough to make plans because I committed to either helping Andrea in the delivery room or taking care of Zoe - whatever they needed more and whichever made the most sense. There is a saying that seems to exemplify my behavior this week. If you need something to get done, give it to someone who is really busy. I felt incredibly lazy and unmotivated to do much of anything. I should give myself more credit as I did finish my Groupon application and my University of Texas application. I also bought a plane ticket to Norway and have started laying out the groundwork for my two week travel in April. In any case, I cannot report accomplishing too much and I laugh at myself for not being more OK with that statement. So much of my time was about relaxing and quality time with my family away from my family. I cherish the time I got to spend with Zoe and getting to know her more.
The worth of my week could not have been better summarized than by Zoe's words tonight. Her parents and their 1 day old unnamed boy are still in the hospital so I am taking care of Zoe at their house. While watching a movie together on the couch she took my hand and said, "Aunt Brook, you are my love." Priceless.
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