Firstly, let me say thank you to all of our ancestors, family members, neighbors and friends who have given the ultimate sacrifice for our country and our freedom. Our flag is flying proudly on the house and we spent some time reflecting on what Memorial Day means. Saying “thank you” is not enough… Without our heroes I shudder to think what life would be like. I profoundly respect our military personnel past, present and future.
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Thankfully, we had a break in the week-long monsoon for Memorial Day. The sun shone brightly all morning until about 3:30 PM! It was wonderful! After 7 straight days of rainfall, depression was beginning to creep into my soul. It’s not a feeling I particularly enjoy. Life is too short for feeling down. Last week’s weather just confirms that the Pacific Northwest is not the place for me. I need sunshine!!! Maybe not the heat but definitely the sunshine.
We took advantage of the awesome weather by taking the boat out in the Indian River to the small spoil islands down South. It was such fun! It’s a cross between the Redneck Yacht Club, a family reunion and an elitist boat parade. Needless to say, there are all kinds of people out at the islands on the weekends!
We managed to find a section of land that would accommodate the six boats in our party. Two grills were fired up to make hot dogs and hamburgers. The children had a blast exploring the island and the shallow sandbar. The adults enjoyed lounging around in chairs and chatting. To me, this is what most summer holidays are like here where we live. It was a refreshing change of pace. It’s like pressing the pause button on the mundane weekend tasks and it was awesome. We needed that.
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I’ve also been busy working with J to set up our Zumba website. It’s pretty basic right now but I’m proud of how it turned out. I designed the logo myself. We’ll be adding more and more fun stuff to it so check back often 🙂
Adventures of Four 
Angela
May 26, 2009 @ 18:51:24
oh wow, the logo/website looks great! i took my first Zumba class a few weeks ago and it was a lot of fun! you, of course, were my gentle nudge to try it, and i had a blast…so thanks!