Tuesday, April 10, 2007

So many things to post....

...so little time

I'd like to talk first about the perfect day I had with my family. It was actually a scene straight out of a movie. You know the scene...family has one day where everyone gets along, the laughter is contagious, the games are exciting, the weather is perfectly scripted, the tone of the day is joyous...it's a perfect day. Usually however, in the movies, something tragic happens the next day and they all think back to that perfect day that they all really appreciate now. ( I think of the "Little House on the Prairie," when Laura and Pa have one last fun day before she decides to runaway and bargain with God about taking her and returning her little brother Charles Jr. Or another one that comes to mind is the heartwarming scene in Lion King when Simba is chastised by his father Mufassa and then reminded of how much the King loves him and how he will be with him always...the next day he is tragically killed in a stampede of mindless water buffalo.)

My day was like that, except thankfully no one died the next day. I spent a perfect day with my family last Tuesday. A day that I will always remember as I basked in the unconditional love (and criticism) that only my family can offer. (Mom had a few things to say about me being a nurse...accolades about how clean my sister keeps her house...and kind suggestions on how to parent more effectively...all done with the love only my mom can bestow). The only negative part of the day (besides the kids complaining) was my sister JRG was sadly missing...tucked neatly away in the corner of this great country of ours. My mom, dad, JRS, and myself had a full day of tennis (this was totally JRS's idea...she is such a tennis nerd), Farkle, Hearts (I ran the cards once and I did it on purpose!), pizza, Baja Fresh and lots of laughs. We were all exhausted at the end, but it was a perfect day. The best part of the day had to be making my dad laugh his real laugh...it just doesn't get better than that. I will never forget that day. I hope for more to come in the future.

In all honesty the best part of the day was beating my mom in tennis and winning a set off of my dad...I wasn't going to write about it and rub it in, but it felt good to be on the winning side of the court for once. I also want to thank JRS for the great tennis lesson...I'm better just for being on the court next to you.

7 comments:

Anonymous said...

Oh. And before I forget. A special thanks to my husband. I would not have this academy award if it was not for him.

--from Her Husband.

Anonymous said...

AAaaawwwww! What good memories! I like that one! Do more, more! Encore!! Encore!!

Anonymous said...

#1 thank goodness the first comment is anonymous and stayed that way, i wonder who wrote that...?
#2 i too ran hearts that day which was conveniently left out of the story.
#3 i freakin' farkled
#4 this blogger is popular...the day she writes a comment (after not writing one for days) she has two comments!
#5 there is no #5

Anonymous said...

I enjoyed the day also. I hope for many more in the future. What did I use my real laugh on? I need to keep track of using that. Keep up the good tennis.

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