tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4192787900420861239.post160797930079938119..comments2013-12-05T11:20:02.995-08:00Comments on Look - Book - Took: Look - Day OneFr. Paulhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13441651303376484915noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4192787900420861239.post-13040853289859313542013-12-05T11:20:02.995-08:002013-12-05T11:20:02.995-08:001. Lots of first day memories, some big, some anti...1. Lots of first day memories, some big, some anti-climatic. My first day as a parent may have been the most overwhelming . . . in a good way. Lots of thinking, praying, preparation, but not enough to compare with the feeling of holding that newborn baby, or watching my lovely wife holding our first-born. I guess it happened all over again with the second born too.<br /><br />2. First big holiday away from home . . . I was with my now in-laws. Breaking years of tradition was hard, but somewhat inevitable. I was worried about interrupting their traditions too. We still joke about how I might "ruin" Christmas . . . yet not a bad memory at all - I found new traditions and new welcome.<br /><br />3. Preparation went into each of these, sometimes for years, school is a whole lot of preparation for our jobs, right? I usually don't want more time to prepare, I want to get started and see what happens!Fr. Paulhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13441651303376484915noreply@blogger.com