We didn't leave town.. but we still had a nice time.  (Minus the LIFE LESSON I had to teach myself before lunch..)

I woke up and jumped out of bed way before everybody else.  'Was certain the day would start early because it would  be PACKED with sooooo many great things.. PLANNED for us to do.

Got my shower first.. so I could be ready.  It was 8am.

Everyone else stayed in bed till after 9...

Ever since we've said "I do" Matt and I have had this conversation:

Me: What are we going to do today/tomorrow?

Matt:  I don't know.  We'll play it by ear.

(I am not a fan of playing-it-by-ear.  I'm a fan of writing things in a notebook and checking them off.)

So as they woke up one by one.. we started playing it by ear.

And it took a little bit for me to get over  "not necessarily having a plan"   ..and just enjoy the fact that we were together.  Ever-so-often a little girl's voice popped up with "Happy Birthday Mommy!"  And Matt leaned over to kiss me (except for early on when I was sulking.. ) 

You know what did it for me?  Realizing it's Memorial Day.  How ungrateful and childish I must look ...thinking I needed to have a planned-out-day..  How many soldiers or their families would give anything to play-it-by-ear today with their loved one? 

I'm embarrassed that I had to remind myself of that at my very new and ripe old age of ... Oh, so you wanna know what we DID do?

He made cupcakes!  They blew noisemakers.  One of them gave me a magic wand!  We lunched with family, grabbed a coffee whenever we wanted, walked the park, visited more family...We even threw shopping in there for a little bit.

These are them.. Funfetti with sprinkles ala girls!



Playing it by ear turned out to be fun.  At my new and ripe old age.. I will try to practice (what virtue is necessary here?)  Patience? The ability to relax?  (Can the ability to relax be a virtue? ..It should be!)  ...I will try it.  ...I can do this!