Three Day Weekend

Remember when three day weekends were just the coolest things ever invented? Ya know, back when we were in school? I used to dread Sundays because they were oh so boring- all that happened on Sunday was Sunday School (which I actually enjoyed growing up- all of my teachers were pretty cool, except the one that made us memorize the Apostle's Creed (which, btw, I can still recite from memory fifteen years later, thank you very much (and I haven't attended worship in who knows how long). Sunday afternoon was spent putting off the weekend's homework (that you told your mother you did on Friday night), and Sunday evening was spent rushing through that homework, and it was in bed early Sunday night and up early the next day. Yuck.

But- three day weekends. How cool were those? For some reason, Sundays on a three day weekend weren't boring- they were exciting. Probably because it kept hitting you every few hours- that 'Oh my gosh, it's Sunday and I don't have school tomorrow!'

Then we grew up. And three day weekends became just another weekend. We get frustrated that we can't run errands on Monday, because everything was closed for the holiday. We get frustrated with our children- they're home, they're bored, they want to be fed, they want to do something, they want to be entertained... We? We just want to get through the weekend and get back on our schedules.

Well- this weekend, it's time to screw the schedule! If you are lucky enough to not have to work this weekend- go out and enjoy it. If you have to work, but have even one day off- enjoy that day off. Forget the routine. Drop the schedule. Don't even consider touching the TV or worrying about errands or paying bills or doing other such 'adult' things. Don't stress this weekend. Just let everything go- and GO HAVE FUN.

Sunday afternoon- stop yourself and think 'Oh my gosh, it's Sunday and I don't have to work tomorrow!' It's summer, it's supposed to be beautiful here in Illinois (well, maybe not on Monday, but we'll see- you know how fickle weather reports can be), and I have three days of stress free fun planned. I'm going swimming. We're having cookouts every day. We're having a bonfire tomorrow night. And on Monday, we're heading to the local fireworks.

I'm excited- are you?