Lazy Sundays

One of my favorite days of the week is Sunday.  Sounds weird considering it represents the end of the weekend for most and Monday just around the corner.  I don't know, there's just something about it.  Sunday can be a day we are driving home from a road trip, and it just feels so nice to step back into the door at "home".  Or sometimes it's just a day where we chilax, start our day with a big breakfast and watch movies.  Or maybe we are baking something delicious and barbecuing in the afternoon.  No rushing, just enjoying.  It doesn't take much for a good ole' Sunday to close out the weekend on a good note.



Have you ever thought that each new day, is the first day of the rest of your life?  This means you can have a "do over" every day if you wish.  So begin your week with a Sunday instead of considering Monday the dreaded day.  Why not start it on a good note?!



Our day today consisted of closing out a sports season with a party in the park on an absolutely warm, sunny and beautiful day.  We were nursing a sick baby back to health (a double ear infection to be exact).  We were watching the "boob tube", catching up on Storage Wars (Yuuup!), Pawn Stars, Californication (not with the kids in case you are wondering, and yes David Duchovony is a hottie) and the drama of Mob Wives (I'm a mafia fan, it all began with The Sopranos).  To some, this might be considered boring but all we were missing today is some of our family members and friends to round it out.  We just vegged, spent time being together and rode the couch for the majority of the day.  By the way, where did a phrase like "boob tube" come from anyway?

Yesterday morning something funny happened.  Our son was playing with his cap gun.  I said to him that we had cap guns when we were kids too.  He says, "Mom, they had these around when YOU were a kid??"  My response?  "I'm not THAT old, geeze!".  He says, "Well you were born back when they had black and white tv's Mom!"   It took something as an innocent comment from our son, to remind me that I sincerely "like", no LOVE my family.  We aren't perfect, we have our imperfections like everyone else, but we are genuinely lucky to have one another.  (And this was also a reminder that I guess we are getting older).



Leaving you on that note, I just ask you to consider enjoying the simple things.  We all want to take elaborate vacations, live in a certain type of house, or drive a fancy car.  But what matters the most to anyone I know, is to appreciate what, no let me rephrase that, WHO you have in your life.  If your loved ones aren't close enough to spend time with, make a call or send a text and let them know how you feel.  If they are close enough to see, maybe a lazy Sunday together is in order to begin your upcoming week on a sunshiney note! Maybe watch a football game, or take a walk together.  Appreciate the simple things and appreciate the people you're lucky enough to  have in your life, don't take anything for granted and....

Embrace Your Sparkle,

B



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