05/22/2024: Pine, CO Day 1

After lots of tiring travel and gathering and planning, we’re finally here. It’s surreal, we were planning this trip months ago and now it’s already here, threatening to fly by just as quickly as it came. I want to slow time down here and recharge in nature. 

It’s been too long and I’ve missed it dearly. I haven’t been able to answer the call in a long time, not for more than a day at a time anyway. New Year’s last year was the most recent getaway we’ve had. Now that we’re here, I just want everyone to rest and enjoy their time while we have this opportunity. 

The cabin is rustic and charming, tucked into the middle of nowhere where we love to be. The weather is perfect, there’s a lot of sun and a river running right outside. Windows open and music on, I’m sitting here drinking it in while the rest of the cabin rests. 

I haven’t felt this kind of blissful silence in a long time, this peace that nature never ceases to bring me. We’ve got everything we need to lock ourselves away from the rest of the world for five days, and I’m more than ready. I can’t wait to settle into our routine here, on mountain time where nature decides what the days will bring. 

I hope this trip is a rejuvenating experience for us all, that we can take something from it when we leave. Some peace of mind, a calm and free outlook, even a different view of nature and even life. Life’s too short not to explore it, that’s for sure. I want to get lost in this wild world and soak up all the knowledge and wisdom it has to offer. 

Once we get our much needed rest and settle in, I hope that we make some happy memories here. We’ve got nature, food and a dog; I think we’re set. I know my love has needed this. It’s been longer than we like but life is pulling us in every direction lately and it’s hard to find ample time to escape. That’s why our dreams are so important to us. They’re what are sustaining us in our day to day lives right now. 

Without our hobbies and dreams, we would be utterly lost right now for sure. Nature always puts us back in touch with these hobbies and dreams, and even each other. We always come back to life in the mundane world with a new idea or perspective at the very least. I’m glad to get to spend this time here, and I’m happy that family has finally come to visit. 

I just want it to be everything we wanted it to be. I’m tired but I’m peaceful. My mind is finally being still after working so hard to make this all happen. I’m going to do my best to enjoy every second of it. Here’s to much needed time in nature.