We are not going to Burning Man this year.
This year is my 2nd time not going since 2001.
And 1st time Dav is not going since 2000.*
1st time not going was hard for me. I could not fathom not going. I was glued to the live cam during that week.
This year, I have sweet Aila who is worth missing any Burning Man. Multiple friend families with kids say they will go next year, so I'm focusing on 2012 as a family blast year. But it's still hard not to be going to the playa, our home, where I breathe and ground myself.
Having met Dav on the playa, married him on the playa, brought Tesla when she was 8 weeks old on the playa, and definitely conceived Aila on the playa, well, it's a bit bewildering that we're not going this year. Although our kids may rebel when they are older, I want us to be a Burner family through and through : )
I love the playa.
* Not necessarily because we had a 2nd baby, mind you. Rather, unfortunately, more work-related.
Isn't it the best how our overwhelming love for our children teaches us that theres nothing more important than family? I totally believe those little guys help us keep our priorities straight and our heads on our shoulders and make us better people even if we sometimes want to shoot them to the moon. I admire you for foregoing BM this year for the sake of tiny Aila. You're giving her the gift of your time and attention in her own safe environment at this important time of her development -- noone will ever take that away.
Posted by: Eva | 08/27/2011 at 01:14 AM
And I guess this is what love is: To put someone else's needs above your own when needed.
Posted by: Eva | 08/27/2011 at 01:16 AM