Enjoying Our Freedoms

I'm not going to lie. The weekend was very hectic and stressful for me. I know that a lot of you have been checking back here often in anticipation of the blog announcing my reactions to the latest life changing events around here. You will just have to wait on that one, if it appears at all.

On Sunday, Bug and I decided we needed a break. It was a three day weekend due to Memorial Day and we hadn't set aside anytime to enjoy our freedoms other than the freedom to assemble at Friday Night Supper Club.

We decided that we wanted to do something that we both thought was relaxing and fun plus take advantage of the beautiful weather. So we changed into our swimsuits, packed the blanket, a book, and the camera and headed to Ledges.

We followed the creek to a bend where we couldn't be seen from the road.

While I sunbathed on a sandbar and read my book, Bug enjoyed splashing around.

He even found a perfect skipping stone, which ended up traveling home with us for him to use again.

This was my view laying back on the blanket. Ahhh... so peaceful and serene.

I had to keep a watchful eye that Bug didn't wander too far away while I dozed off and on.

Two hours resting and relaxing was exactly what I needed. It still didn't make my stress hives entirely disappear (that didn't happen until last night), but it did help strengthen me. Make sure to thank a soldier for our ability to enjoy peaceful days at the park, a day off from work, and the millions of other little freedoms that we have because of them and their families!