{"id":2221,"date":"2013-05-26T19:09:24","date_gmt":"2013-05-26T18:09:24","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/frandrup.com\/blog\/?p=2221"},"modified":"2013-05-26T19:18:42","modified_gmt":"2013-05-26T18:18:42","slug":"one-is-never-enough","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/frandrup.com\/blog\/archives\/2221","title":{"rendered":"One is Never Enough"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\t\t<style type=\"text\/css\">\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 {\n\t\t\t\tmargin: auto;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 .gallery-item {\n\t\t\t\tfloat: left;\n\t\t\t\tmargin-top: 10px;\n\t\t\t\ttext-align: center;\n\t\t\t\twidth: 33%;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 img {\n\t\t\t\tborder: 2px solid #cfcfcf;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 .gallery-caption {\n\t\t\t\tmargin-left: 0;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t\/* see gallery_shortcode() in wp-includes\/media.php *\/\n\t\t<\/style>\n\t\t<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-2221 gallery-columns-3 gallery-size-thumbnail'><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/frandrup.com\/blog\/archives\/2221\/dscn4207'><img width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"http:\/\/frandrup.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/DSCN4207-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/frandrup.com\/blog\/archives\/2221\/dscn4205'><img width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"http:\/\/frandrup.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/DSCN4205-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/frandrup.com\/blog\/archives\/2221\/dscn4210'><img width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"http:\/\/frandrup.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/DSCN4210-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/frandrup.com\/blog\/archives\/2221\/dscn4211'><img width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"http:\/\/frandrup.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/DSCN4211-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/frandrup.com\/blog\/archives\/2221\/dscn4204'><img width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"http:\/\/frandrup.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/DSCN4204-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl>\n\t\t\t<br style='clear: both' \/>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p>What is going on? \u00a0One oatmeal cookie goes down so easily. \u00a0How do we stop ourselves from the pure bliss that comes from oatmeal, pecan, chocolate and a little bitter sweet dried cherry\u00a0with brown sugar and pure\u00a0yumminess? \u00a0It is really the ultimate question of our lives. How can we get more of what we love? \u00a0How can we make those blissful happy times never end? \u00a0How can we just hold on to the people we love and the moments that give us the most joy? \u00a0How can we only watch one episode of Game of Thrones at a time? I know I am going deep here people. \u00a0Perhaps its the rain, that never seems to end here in Germany. \u00a0Perhaps its the limbo that we are living, not knowing where we will be living in the next year and not knowing how much to invest here since the plug could be pulled any minute. \u00a0Perhaps\u00a0it is the sleep deprivation of having a three year old who yells out &#8220;Mooooomy&#8221; at midnight and 2 AM religiously every night, pulling me into the listless existence of a zombie with repeated interrupted REM cycles. \u00a0It is hard to say. \u00a0I just feel\u00a0philosophical\u00a0and a bit sad. It is a big transition time here in Germany.<\/p>\n<p>So, perhaps I am gorging on oatmeal cookies because I just don&#8217;t want to think about all these amazing friends who are leaving us behind. \u00a0Some of them came back into our lives after years of\u00a0separation only to become more precious. \u00a0They were our &#8220;family&#8221; abroad. \u00a0Some just worked their way into our hearts with their smiles, generosity, and genuine friendship. \u00a0Some have already left and more will follow. \u00a0They spread the\u00a0circumference\u00a0of the globe like\u00a0dandelion\u00a0fluff. \u00a0Or as a new friend says, like &#8220;wishers&#8221; as her son blows the white fluff from the dandelion weed. \u00a0Why do I let them all in anyway; these people with their radiant smiles, friendly hearts and likeminded zeal for life? I would be better off if I just\u00a0didn&#8217;t\u00a0do it right? \u00a0I remember when Snoopy died, my first pet, a beagle that my mother truly loved. \u00a0She said she did not want another dog because the loss was too great and she could \u00a0not bear to go through it again. \u00a0Perhaps I should just stop opening my heart to all those snoopies out there. \u00a0Damn you all for being so cute and sweet and loving me and my husband and my children. \u00a0Damn you for inviting us into your hearts and into your lives! \u00a0There I said it. I am mad and sad. \u00a0This stinks! \u00a0PCS season really, really bites!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>What is going on? \u00a0One oatmeal cookie goes down so easily. \u00a0How do we stop ourselves from the pure bliss that comes from oatmeal, pecan, chocolate and a little bitter sweet dried cherry\u00a0with brown sugar and pure\u00a0yumminess? \u00a0It is really the ultimate question of our lives. How can we get more of what we love? 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