Memorial Day 2012

WOW!!!!  I find it hard to believe that by gum it is Memorial  Day Weekend already again!... it has been such a busy winter and spring that it feels we just gathered to celebrate the Christmas holidays!  But here we are.... sun shining, temperatures in the 90's, pools open, BBQ grills firing up, the first of the Summer season fireworks being shot off, the smell of hotdogs, hamburgers fill the air!

I am beyond estactic in my happiness that the "Summer Season" has arrived! I prefer seeing folks about town in shorts and summer dresses rather than all bogged down in heavy coats and boots.  Everyone is everywhere these days!  People have emerged from their homes to spend as much outdoor time as possible... mowing their grass, planting flowers, cleaning up their yards in general and opening their pools, as well as walking, running, and just playing out of doors all day long.  School here in Kansas has officially ended for this year, graduations have taken place, and now the graduation parties and celebrations have begun.

Joe and I went to the pool yesterday with some of our friends... and I couldn't help but smile as I noticed all the new, bright and colorful swimsuits that were roaming around the pool deck.  Little girls, adolescent girls, and then teenage/young adult ladies all wearing their "new" swimsuits!  I also notice that some of the fellas were also sporting new swim trunks too.... but... it was the female population who were 'strutting' in their new suits!!  LOL  I was especially tickled to see one young lady who was wearing a bikini that looked like the American Flag... I might add... that she wore it quite well and was just too cute for words!  I love seeing the American pride and spirit on these holiday weekends!

But above all... more than the happiness of the "Summer Season" beginning, more than the glorious sunny hot days, more than the delicious charred meats that will be consumed this weekend, more than the gleeful sounds of splashing and playing poolside... it is the men and women in the service... past, present, and future that we honor this weekend!!!  THANK YOU, THANK YOU, THANK YOU!!!! to each and every serviceman/servicewoman and their families!!!!!  I think of each and everyone of you every time I see my American flag waving proudly and freely from my flag pole!!!  We honor you, we celebrate you, and we cherish you for your service in keeping America free!

HAPPY MEMORIAL DAY to all!  Thank a serviceman/servicewoman in person, display your flags, and celebrate this wonderful FREE country we live in!