Memorial Day

Let me just start by saying THANK YOU to all those that have served and will serve our country. Since I do not have someone in my immediate family (though I do have them in extended family) that serves in some type of armed forces, I don't think about it everyday. There are so many sacrifices that those people make as well as their families....so thank you. Your service is much appreciated and means the world to us.

Often Memorial Day, and this weekend, is one that everyone does parades and picnics, boating and yard work. In our house, we usually have some kind of get together with the family. There have been a lot of events going on with the family, especially on Nate's side, so we decided to take a break from family this weekend and do our own thing. I love them dearly, but I was excited to not have a "schedule" I had to meet on my time off. It was helpful that the whole family decided to take a break and not just us!

Here was the plan today....1. go early and quickly fist thing to the flea market extravaganza for some awesome priced veggie plants 2. go to the Clinton parade 3. go bike riding with BFF's 4. Nate would go kayaking in his new kayak (that is a whole separate blog!) and chill out the rest of the night.

1. FLEA MARKETS ARE CRAZY ON MEMORIAL DAY! I knew this going into it, but thought I was doing good going super early. I sat in traffic for an hour, tried to park for 20 minutes and was in and out in less than 15 minutes getting my veggies. I was a woman on a mission....almost gave up and turned around, but figured I had waited that long, I better finish it out. I really like the idea of having a garden of fresh, organic veggies so I stuck it out and got my awesome deal regardless of how ticked I was at the timing.

2. Missed the parade! Due to the amount of people that wanted to go to the flea market today and forgot that Megan had a plan, I didn't get back in time for us to go to the parade.

3. We got to go bike riding on the towpath with our friends. It had been flooded, so the path was still a little muddy and had some rough patches, but it was fun to do. We got ice cream after at the local stand, which was yummy. We got to watch Mia (1 1/2 yrs old) have her second ice cream cone and she kept holding it like she was carrying a baby! Very fun!

4. Nate went on the maiden voyage of the kayak with his buddy. The "we'll be back in around an hour" trip ended almost three hours later. They had a blast. As much as I was not happy about that timing and it cutting into "my plan," I couldn't help but enjoy his excitement about it. It was like Christmas for him, he was so excited to go. ** Side note: now he is saying that he did a "14 k" because they kayak-ed 8.5 miles, but he coasted most of the way! **

Ultimately, we accomplished everything in the plan but the parade, plus we had a healthy dinner, planted the garden and spent time with friends. Sorry for the long blog, but here is TODAY'S LESSON: While things may not always go according to MY PLAN when I think they should, it works out. I need to slow down and remember this because I tend to get stressed out about it. Sometimes I think the things that drive me crazy are God's way of telling me to relax. We have fun memories, pictures and a nice sunburn to mark the day! Who cares what we do as long as we're together??!!