the important things...

The important things in life...
What are they? Well that will depend on who you are and what you define as important.
For me it is a number of things, like my amazingly supportive husband and the relationship we share. And of course our beautiful kids Sophia and AJ. My best friend who may as well be my sister, my actual sister. My Daddy Dearest (and yes at 27 years old i still call him that), my extended family and my dearest friends. I think you would be shocked to find anyone who wouldn't tell you that their family and friends are important to them.
But it goes beyond that...
To me the important things are the quiet moments or the small things that you share with each of them. Because when truth be told when they are gone from you, it will be all the little things you miss most.
An example of something important to me is when my little man comes in every morning to wake me, i hear him coming and pretend to be asleep, he climbs up on my bed and covers his eyes and screams at the top of his lungs PEEK A BOO as he flings his arms in the air. It is truly the greatest way of being woken up. To see the smile on his face and sheer enjoyment in his eyes that he has outsmarted me. Not to mention that our little game is concluded with a kiss fight (which means we see who get give the other the most kisses).
Another important moment for me was today when my 5 year old daughter looked me straight in the eye and said "when i grow up i want to be just like you, do you think i can be as good a mummy as you are?" To which i replied (with a tear in my eye) Come here and let me kiss you.
Now i am sure that i could go on and on about important moments with my kids.....
But another important thing in my life is when i chose to stay in ipswich and not move with my dad when i was 17/18 so i could continue my relationship with Andrew.
Important things are when someone cuts their amazing trip short to come home and be at your wedding. Or when they postpone a trip to meet your baby.
Special things can be the nicest gestures of the smallest gift. For example when a friend cooks dinner for your family just because. Or a gift of a home made present just to let you know that your friendship is important.
Important things can be possessions. Mine is my wedding ring, the gold for my wedding ring comes from my Mama's wedding ring as well as a long line of successful marriages from my Mama's side of the family. Not to mention it is a token of love from my wonderful husband.
There are so very many things that can be deemed important
i think you can tell a lot of a person by what  they consider to be important in this life.
i wonder if you treasure the things i do?