ESTRELLA PUBLISHING produces Arizona West Valley's premier and preferred
hyper-local community magazines. From Your Neighbors, For Your Neighbors.
Up The Hill magazine (Estrella & CantaMia), Viva magazine (PebbleCreek),
The Hamlet magazine (Palm Valley), The Park magazine (Litchfield Park),
Main Street magazine (Verrado & Victory), Mountain View magazine (Vistancia,
Trilogy & Blackstone), The Front Porch magazine (Marley Park),
Surprise Living magazine (Surprise Farms, Sierra Montana, and Waddell
Hacienda), and CB Living magazine (Corte Bella).
From Me To You
May is a month full of events; graduations, Mother’s Day and the beginning of summer. The official beginning of summer is Memorial Day and when I first came to America I only knew it as a day of gatherings and picnics, family and egg salad. I soon found that it was so much more. A day to honor those who lost their lives while defending this country. So many have perished in defense of the rights that are set out in the constitution and we should honor their memory, it is the right thing to do.
Another thing May brings is change. We have been empty nesters for the first time this year and the peaceful days of living with nobody’s responsibilities but mine and my husband’s are about to come to a close, at least for a couple of months. The return of my college students, fresh off their first year of living ‘independently’ is upon us. I know the transition back to living at home will not be easy for any of us - I have been down this road before. The conflict between the life where they have been in charge of setting their own rules and boundaries and having to bend to our house rules is always challenging. Gone are my quiet nights watching TV and sipping a glass of wine, bring on the raucous sounds of laughter and demands for food. The revolving door as childhood friends come calling, the noise levels ratcheting higher as they greet each other and compare college tales - I can’t wait. Even though the peace and quiet will be on temporary hold, and my nights will be longer and louder than I am used to, I am thrilled to see them and know that they are home.
I know this time with them will fly by, the minor irritations will be forgotten as soon as I wave them off to start their next year of adventures. And I am so thankful that they can do all that because of the many who sacrificed for them. Those brave men and women who gave their lives so that all our kids can safely go to college and live their lives in a country that they love. Thank you all.
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Catherine Uretsky
Editor in Chief, Estrella Publishing