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That's what I'm choosing to call you, for now.  I have to take a moment to write just a little something about our day.  It's July 4th.  Yep, it's Independence Day.  We actually had one of the best family gathering days ever.

It was strange not having Sarah and Brad and the rugrats here, but at least we have Facetime :-)   

We're a gettin' older, and packing up and going to any of the local firework displays isn't high on our list of things we want to do; the crowds, the mosquitos, the heat, traffic... you might get the picture.  Well, Rachel isn't grown up yet, not grown up enough to want to go to the fireworks by herself.  So knowing that we weren't planning to go tonight she pouted (seriously pouted) all day long.  Her attempt to change minds, of course.  Well, her dad is really just a teddy bear in a grown man's body.  I was actualy feeling kind of crappy about not going anywhere so I stepped out on our deck to see what I could see.  Truth? I couldn't see much, but I sure could hear a lot!

Anyway, the conversation turned to the fact that some of the fireworks we were seeing were probably just down the road in our neighborhood or the one adjacent to us, just a short drive away my husband (the teddy bear) pointed out.  He asked if we wanted to drive down.  We jumped on that idea.     So our the door quickly, barefoot, with just the keys to the car and house and my phone, we ended up driving to the parking lot of the high school near the big fireworks we usually enjoy.  We weren't alone, but we weren't part of a mob either.  It was actually incredibly nice to sit together, at the last minute with no lugging stuff from the car a mile or more away and dealing with the typical drama of crowds, and enjoying a great view!  The minute the finale was over, we drove right out of the parking lot and here I am less than 20 minutes later in my bed snuggled up to the love of my life writing this little blog post. LOL  

I guess I just wanted to take a moment to write to the future me, like next year future me, because I've noticed I have a habit of looking back at holidays and other special memories.  I like to see where I was and how much I've learned.  One thing I'm learning is that the unplanned moments are almost always the best.  I couldn't have planned that 30 minutes ahead of time if I'd tried.  I mean now I know that we could do the same thing next year but who knows what could get in the way of it working out as smoothly as it did?    

 I am also learning that sometimes I simply make things too complicated.  I make mountains out of molehills, truly I do.  I waste too much time fretting that I could be using to just get things done, whatever the thing is right in front of me.   Writing this post could be considered one of those things.  Just do it.  I know I'll be glad I do.  I know I'll be sad if I don't.  There's already way too much I wish I had written about so I'd always have it to look back on.  I've been confused about the audience for this space when all along it should have just been an online journal for my family.  Can't go wrong with that.

Good night and happy 4th of July.  We really, really do have so much to be grateful for as a nation.  As corney as it sounds, I'm proud to be an American.  

 Simply Sam

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