10/10/2008
Home Alone
Dave and the girls are out camping with the grandparents this weekend and I am in the village alone which feels strange and relaxing simultaneously. I miss them but I am also enjoying getting some time to myself and getting time with people in the village in a different way. Tonight I hung out with some friends from Tacoma in the Jacuzzi and then spent some time in the sauna. It was relaxing and fun. The stars were out and the moon was bright in the sky silhouetting copper basin beautifully.
After the sauna I headed up the hill to the chalet and it dawned on me that I wasn’t afraid. When we lived in Tacoma and I was home by myself or just the children and I. there was always a low lying fear that someone would break in and we would be hurt. I remember checking the lock multiple times and feeling afraid if I had to go outside to feed the rabbit that there might be someone waiting out there to hurt me. I used to hate being home alone and would often ask people to come over while Dave was away. Actually, even when Dave was home, there were still aspects of that fear in my daily experience. It feels nice not to be afraid and it makes being alone enjoyable.
I love you and miss you family and I hope you are having fun with the extended family.
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Hey Mietske's! I just wanted to say hello and let you know that I'm getting married this weekend! What?! yeah, I know. It's very exciting. My future wife, Terra, and I have known each other just under a year, worked at church camp this summer, and now we're getting married. In addition, we're expecting a child in March, which is totally cool and we're hopeing to head out to holden after we graduate in a few years. but that's a ways of. anyway, i pray you are all well. Holden is well missed. stay warm. I hope dave got a bear like he wanted. Dane
Posted by: Dane Rasmussen | 10/14/2008
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