{"id":57545,"date":"2016-02-15T06:31:28","date_gmt":"2016-02-15T06:31:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/xenodochial-archimedes.45-76-20-142.plesk.page\/mrbix12016x102x1i-decided-to-live-in-the-moment-htmlx1index\/"},"modified":"2022-11-29T18:23:36","modified_gmt":"2022-11-29T18:23:36","slug":"i-decided-to-live-in-the-moment","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mrsbishop.com\/2016\/02\/i-decided-to-live-in-the-moment.html","title":{"rendered":"I Decided to Live in the Moment – Mrs. Bishop"},"content":{"rendered":"

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This weekend was my son\u2019s 4th Birthday party. We had a fun Star Wars themed party with family and friends. Yummy snacks and cupcakes that I let my little guy help me decorate. They weren\u2019t the most beautiful, but he was so proud to share them, because he got to be a part of the creating of them.<\/p>\n

I had planned on taking loads of pictures of the party setup. The decor, the food, and the activities I had thrown together. Planned on taking pictures of the kids playing and the present opening.<\/p>\n

But I didn\u2019t.<\/p>\n

I sat my phone on the back of the counter, and left it there.<\/p>\n

I let my son help me bake cupcakes.<\/p>\n

I handed out food and drinks to my friends and family.<\/p>\n

I refilled snacks and played with my nephews.<\/p>\n

I blew bubbles and partook in lightsaber battles.<\/p>\n

I helped my baby open his presents.<\/p>\n

I laughed with my mom.<\/p>\n

I teased my big brother.<\/p>\n

I hugged grandparents.<\/p>\n

Without the hindrance of a screen, I was able to live in the moment. My hands were free to dole out food and hold hands. My mind was clear to join in conversation. I saw smiles in real time and not through the square on my phone.<\/p>\n

It was my favorite birthday party we\u2019ve thrown for my little guy so far, because I ENJOYED it.<\/p>\n

I didn\u2019t let my need to share every second of his day with the world take over. I didn\u2019t stress over everything looking picture perfect. I can\u2019t remember the last time I let myself have fun at an event, because I usually sweat the details.<\/p>\n

Put down the phone. Forget the camera. And live in the moment. The memories made will last a lifetime.<\/p>\n

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(And if you need Star Wars party ideas, check my Pinterest<\/a> board. I got all of my ideas from there. Sorry, I didn\u2019t take any pictures\u2026)<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

This weekend was my son\u2019s 4th Birthday party. We had a fun Star Wars themed party with family and friends. Yummy snacks and cupcakes that I let my little guy help me decorate. They weren\u2019t the most beautiful, but he was so proud to share them, because he got to be a part of the creating of them. I had planned on taking loads of pictures of the party setup. The decor, the food, and the activities I had thrown together. Planned on taking pictures of the kids playing and the present opening. But I didn\u2019t. I sat my <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":59573,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[15,29],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-57545","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-thoughts","category-toddler","has_thumb"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/mrsbishop.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/57545","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/mrsbishop.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/mrsbishop.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mrsbishop.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mrsbishop.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=57545"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/mrsbishop.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/57545\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mrsbishop.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/59573"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/mrsbishop.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=57545"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mrsbishop.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=57545"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mrsbishop.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=57545"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}