Once in awhile, whining pays off

I didn't fully realize it was Memorial Day this Monday until a few days ago. I guess people who have "real jobs" always know what holiday is coming up because they're looking forward to an extra day off. I imagine people have also been making plans for this weekend for some time now, and I know many who went camping (not my cup of tea whatsoever!).

 My family, however, had nothing planned as usual. Me forgetting it was even a holiday is not the only reason for this, we just don't really celebrate Memorial Day, 4th of July or Labor Day. But for some reason I started feeling bad that we had absolutely nothing to do and posted my thoughts about it on Facebook. Grandpa and Grandma to the rescue! My mom called shortly thereafter and said my wonderful stepdad decided we should all go to a hotel/waterpark Sunday and Monday! My 4 year old has been obsessed with "big buckets" ever since our trip to Wisconsin Dells last summer, and repeatedly asks to watch Youtube videos of the 350 gallon buckets dumping water on the swimmers below. I can't wait to see his face when he finally gets to see one in person again tomorrow!

I still feel bad that we don't always celebrate these summer holidays with family like most other people, and even worse that I don't know the origins or difference between Memorial and Labor Day. Maybe I'll do my homework and figure that out now that I'm an adult. And maybe as the little boys are getting older (and a tad bit easier to manage in public) we can even take the whole family to the big 4th of July celebration and fireworks this year. But for now, I'm happy that my moment of complaining on Facebook yesterday paid off and we now have something FUN to do this Holiday weekend.

~ And a big shout out to my awesome parents who are making it happen, like always. Thank you!!!