Back to "Normal"

The tree is down. The lights all put away. Cookies and cake are the only remnants of this Christmas that are left. We are officially back to the norm. But with that brings sadness. There's no more excitement about the upcoming holiday. No more weekends spent at the mall with my husband shopping. No more cookies to bake or decorations to put up. No more family time, at least for a while with everyone. We are back to the normal. Back to work. Back to life.

Mom's birthday is this Saturday and with that brings back the tears. Back the memories of her last birthday that we all celebrated, together. Back the wants of having her back with us. Back the sadness that never goes away but is even more vivid this time of year.

So back to life we go today. Back to the daily running. The daily rushing. Left behind are those lazy days in bed. Lazy days of lingering in your jammies a little longer. Back to wishing that it was Friday.

Back to Normal.