Weekends are sacred even though there are errands to run and housework chores to do.
Weekends are sacred despite gymnastic practices, Taekwondo lessons, religious education and Chinese school.
.
.
Weekends are sacred because we didn’t realize how much fun it is to fly a kite.
Now we know.
.
.
Weekends are sacred because we ended the perfect day with a broken kite and a kite gone missing after it broke away and flew off into the clouds.
We are going to get more.
.
.
Weekends are sacred even though sometimes daddy is flying out to yet another foreign country on Saturdays or coming home on Sundays.
Weekends are sacred exactly because he travels so much that we need to use our weekends wisely, not squandering.
Weekends are sacred even though sometimes mommy has to fly out on Sunday night (or the night of Memorial Day) to be in another city by a certain time for some meeting that she would rather not be part of because she starts missing you when she is printing out her boarding pass.
Weekends are sacred even though because the city we live in only has two seasons: Winter and Construction.
Weekends are sacred because we only have one month of spring and one month of fall that are ripe to make perfect days with.
Weekends are sacred because the reward of pedaling uphills inside the woods of Morten Arboretum is a series of downhill turns with the sound of the wind and the clack clack clack of the coasting bicycle wheels accompanied by your screaming
WWWeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee
.
Weekends are sacred because our tree is just big enough now to support a hammock.
.
.
Weekends are sacred because we are a family of lazy souls living a packed life.
.
.
Weekends are sacred because when it comes down to it what we really want to do, after all this…
.
.
Is nothing at all.
.
.
Nothing is better than doing nothing.
Weekends are sacred.
.
.
Andrea, SAW, HPH, thanks! I hope you had a great weekend this past weekend!
Lovely post. So many simple, wonderful moments are what make life worthwhile.
Brownpaperbaggirl recently posted…Stepping Outside of the Box
Thanks for visiting and commenting!
They are. And I’m with you on the flying out thing!
.-= honeypiehorse´s last blog…On Family =-.
Great photos. Yes, weekends are sacred.
.-= secret agent woman´s last blog…Notes from the past week. =-.
LOVE those pics!
I can’t agree with you more. I love Sundays and this weekend we got one more sacred day!
.-= A Vapid Blonde´s last blog…Crocs Are Mean and Really Should Not Be Considered Shoes =-.
Yeah!!!
What a fantastic post. I love the shot of the socks and the hammock. Kite flying is the ultimate luxurious thing to do on a weekend. I have a friend who, when growing up in Pakistan, flew kites just like in the book The Kite Runner. I always think that would such a cool thing to do every day when I retire.
.-= Diane Laney Fitzpatrick´s last blog…Goodbye, Law. Goodbye, Order =-.
I love that book! That’s some serious kiting described in the book. I didn’t have the heart to watch the movie though.
What a lovely, lovely post with even lovelier pictures. Can you tell I love this post?
.-= Jane´s last blog…Al And Tipper. John and Jane. We’re All Fighting Some Kind Of Battle. =-.
No. You haven’t gushed enough. 😉
Wow, great post and pictures — and so true!
Love the line about only having two seasons, winter and construction — and intend to shamelessly steal it, as is true around here also!!
Hey, thanks for visiting and commenting! Do feel free to “steal” the line. Nay. Don’t steal. It will be my gift to your wedding! Congratulations!!! 😉
This was beautiful. I loved it.
btw, have you considered framing each of those photos side by side, in a single frame ?I think it tells a great story.
.-= Velva´s last blog…Italian Wedding Soup =-.
Thanks! That’s a great idea!
I hear you LOUD and CLEAR. I live for the weekends – not just because it’s work free (sometimes it’s busier on weekends because we jam pack it with activities and errands) but because we finally get to spend time together as a family. And I really have to get to Morton. I hear it’s beautiful – this lazy parent will get there some day.
So glad you had a nice weekend. Sorry about this meeting that pulled you away. Ugh to having to do these things that afford us our comfortable lives – without which, we’d be with our family more, but will it be as comfortable and pleasurable? Who knows.
.-= Justine´s last blog…Memorial Day extravaganza =-.
I luv telling ppl “When you have the extra money, you don’t have the time; when you have the extra time, you don’t have the money.” Start buying the lottery! LOL.
i want your outlook. mondays are sacred because certain people go back to work. in this painful case. tuesday is sacred. beautiful post and pics.
.-= magda´s last blog…What it is…what it isn’t =-.
Thanks. I try and I do need to remind myself often.
amen! that was some serious kiting. gorgeous photos. your son is adorable. glad you savored every moment of this beautiful weekend with your family. we all need more time, fantastic weather and cherished moments in our lives.
.-= pattypunker´s last blog…10 important factoids about me =-.
Yup yup yup. Fantastic weather really does change everything. I’m pretty sure when winter comes and the kids get cabin fevers, I’ll be all “I want to go back to work!!!” LOL
Wow! That was one amazing post. My heart feels all tender now.
.-= Unknown Mami´s last blog…I Comment Therefore I Am =-.
🙂
I tried to do the Sunday in My City posts so I am glad I finally got one done before it’s Tuesday!
That was fantastic! He’s so gorgeous. If you want, I will trade you for the summer, one of mine for one of yours for the summer. Drama Queen is already bored. School ended Friday!!!!!
.-= Wicked Shawn´s last blog…I Accept That I Am An Average Person =-.
LOL! My 12 yo is getting there. We may need to get another hammock becuase they’ve begun fighting over it!
Great Photos… love the sky, but the Hammock is my favorite!!! What a handsome boy!
Thank you for visiting and commenting! And thanks for the compliment to Mr. Monk; I’ll let him know. 🙂
This is special beyond words.
What a sky that was on kite day! Love the pictures. . . love the sentiment.. . love that kid in the Harry Potter socks. 🙂
.-= Mary Lee´s last blog…Color Me Confused =-.
Thank you! I’ve decided to take a different approach to my life. I’m going to breathe more and do things for myself more. I am going to be selfish. Sometimes it means I spend more time with the kids because I enjoy it. 🙂
You made me breathe a little deeper, my shoulders sit a little softer – I needed that. Thanks.
.-= Elly Lou´s last blog…I’m a Kick Ass Bridesmaid =-.
((((((Hugs)))))) I’ll get you some crazy socks to go with your fancy bras.
He is just adorable in that hammock, with the crazy socks! My favorite shot is of the runaway kite–freedom! Glad you didn’t squander your weekend, and safe travels.
.-= TheKitchenWitch´s last blog…Seven Hours Alone–*Update* =-.
Thanks, m’lady. It’s an Iron Man kite! So kind of befitting! 🙂
One’s initial reaction to losing a kite is despair, since unless you brought a spare that’s pretty much it for the day. On the other hand, watching that kite soaring up into the clouds, headed for who knows where, is a great way to end the experience. Plus now you get to go back to the cool kite store! Now that I’m retired weekends don’t mean diddly-squat since EVERY day is Saturday in my little world. Great post!
.-= Vintage Christine´s last blog…Do You Doodle? I Doodley Do! =-.
I know my kids and their destructive power so well, I got 2: they were 3.99 each from Walgreens. 🙂
AND you are totally bragging!!! And they let you retire when you turned 40?!?! 😉
Those socks are amazing and adorable and I am jealous!
.-= wanderingmenace´s last blog…A giant, too many vaginas, and an Iphone =-.
I wish they were cleaner or at least didn’t have holes. 😉