Something Like Fall

This has been the perfect fall weekend...
Not a whole lot of exciting news to share about the Butters' Family. Nothing new or life changing to report on; life has just been happening. However; I feel as if I've been veiwing life through different lenses these days, and that in itself has made life more exciting for me.
Let's take this weekend for example. Friday night Luke and I had a fantastic Date Night in. I made delicious lasagna and we went and rented a movie and just relaxed. Saturday was a full day, but great none the less. My Uncle Sid and Aunt Amy came up to visit us; as they had yet to see the new apartment and brought us delicious chocolate from Noraway. We went to lunch and had a nice visit with them. Sid couldn't help himself and tinkered with our computers and wireless system. :D
Later, Luke and I headed to Battle Creek to visit his mom and dad. We had a great time perusing through the book store and JCPenney’s. I am very proud to say that I found very cute shoes on clearance for $4.99 – regular $30.00. Yes, I am learning to be quite the bargain hunter! We ended our evening having dinner with Tim and Christy at Don Pablo’s and called it a night.
Today was just as amazing as the previous. On a whim, Luke and I decided to go to Tim and Christy’s to get outside and shoot his gun. The weather was gorgeous and we weren’t getting much studying done sitting inside. The homework isn’t going anyway; but this weather won’t last forever. (Thank Mary Rick for your great advice!)
All the while, I have been soaking up and savoring every moment of this weekend with my husband. The colors, the sunshine, the wonderful smells of fall; I love it all! I have been thinking about last fall and how quickly it comes and goes…and then comes again! This time next fall; according to my academic schedule, I will be applying for graduation from my program already! I know that may be thinking too far ahead, but that’s about how fast it all happens.
Luke and I have been extremely blessed and I admit there are days that we forget that. It’s easy to think about the things we don’t have, the amount of schooling we have left to complete and how “hard” it is to balance life with school and work. I kept thinking to myself that I could not wait for life to “start.” I put my focus on when we were finished with school, when we could start having kids, buy a house, have “real” jobs, etc. Yet, it was this weekend that showed me that the reality is; life has already started. This is it, we are living it right now. It may be different from the Jones’ and the Browns’ or whoever. We may not be trying to buy house, but trying to register for classes. We may not be considering children right now, but considering grad schools. Our life is different from most of the couples we know and our friends right now, but it doesn’t mean it’s not “started.” It’s just on a different track right now and I’ve come to be content with that right now.
Just like fall comes and goes so quickly and back again, so will the time we spend on this route we are on. We will be in a different season before we know it – and I’m sure looking back wondering what happened to this season and how quickly it went.