Memorial Day - My Way…
August 19, 2009 | Updates
(This post was written Memorial Day 2009.)
I woke this morning to the sound of Samuel calling me from his makeshift bed in the motorhome. I admit it. I pulled the covers back over my head and hoped he’d fall back asleep. But a few minutes later, his feeding pump started to buzz and I had to pull myself out of bed. A quick push of a few buttons to quiet the feeding pump and get a movie going and he was quiet again - engaged with the TV. Next to him his 2 brothers were still quietly sleeping and I made my way back to bed. It was nice and warm with my husband next to me and a cool breeze blowing through the window.
The day really began a few hours later and we sat in the sun and enjoyed the company of family. Cousins playing with cousins. Brothers and sisters chatting away. Grandpa and Grandma handing out fat boys and other treats. My kind of day. And even Samuel seemed to enjoy a quiet little nap in the sun and the bustle around him.
The time finally came to pack up and head home. It was like a tidalwave of campers, motorhomes, trailers, boats. Funny how the campground went from full to empty in just an hour’s time. We stopped to eat at a quaint little burger place and eventually made our way home - no hurry, though. And once unpacked, we all climbed back in the car and headed to the grocery store just a few miles away.
I didn’t have a long grocery list. Just the ingredients for a fruit salad I’d been dying to try. And then back home we came to whip it up and hope for the best. But lo and behold, my husband had remembered my birthday and wanted to take the kids off shopping…almost all of them. So here I sit, in the quiet, waiting for my whip cream to thaw (why do they sell it frozen?) and wondering what to do to keep myself busy. Of course, my list of things to do is endless. But not today. Today, I want to finish enjoying what I started. I want to spend the day enjoying life and being grateful for what I have.
And to those for whom this day is made to honor…thank you. Thank you to those before who have done so much for my country, for my family. It has been a wonderful day. Nothing much to speak of. No fan fare. No carnivals. Just time in peace, with my family, enjoying the beauty around us. And what a great day that has made.
And to those of you who are missing loved ones passed on, we send our love. There are those who we miss as well. But we know we will see them again. And hope it might be on the same sort of day. When we will have time to spend with them. Time to enjoy. Time to reflect. Time to ignore the hustle of the world and to remember what life really means.
Here’s to all of you. And I’m off to watch a movie with my boys and eat my fruit salad. Let’s hope it tastes as good as it should!
Love,
Teresa
UDATE: The day after this was my birthday. It was a fun day! The kids made a cake and the family took me out to dinner. The only real excitement was when our 6 pound dog ate my entire birthday cake while we were out! Honestly, I laughed pretty hard :)! So, we made lava cake in the microwave and proceeded with the festivities. Quite the day!
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August 20th, 2009 at 7:05 am, Darlene Says:
Teresa,
Happy belated 21 st? birthday. I am a little late but it still counts right?