I’ve always said that everyday is an adventure. The idea with that is just to appreciate life and the ups and downs. You can have the whole day planned out, and it just doesn’t work out. Finding the beauty in going with the flow is difference between trying to be in control and letting go. Your attitude towards the changes are what will affect you the most. Today I woke up, my only day off, at the same time I normally would for work. Instead of just wasting away, my mom and I went to breakfast. We ate at the Caf at my school and enjoyed it all. We walked around and gave her the grand tour. Since I’m graduating with my masters this year we bought some merchandise to commemorate the occasion. Thereafter, we divided to stop by our local thrift store and do a little shopping. From everything we got we had 1 snowboard 2 pairs of heels (Ralph lauren) 8 grandpa sweaters 1 picnic basket 5 tea plates 6 books (one vinyl book set with 5 records) 1 glass flower vase 1 side table And in total spent $60 We also found one book that was interesting. It an older version of Tom Sawyer, but the interesting thing was that there was a note on it. It read “Janet I have had this book for twenty years...” and it read on and gave an address and said that they were sorry to have had the book for so long. How cute was that to find it there. It is also sad because it apparently didn’t make it back to its owner. This is the beginning of a movie. Shopping at the Salvation Army one of those moments where bought more than we would but for less than what we expected. My mom had also been talking about designing this mosaic wall she wanted for so long. So instead of talking any longer we headed to Lowe’s and bought the materials we needed to get it started. We came home, set up shop, and just went for it. We had some challenges with the glue and paste, but we figured it out. Eventually got it going. We didn’t hesitate, and had more fun with it by playing some old Louie Armstrong. We worked for a couple hours, and stopped as the sun was setting. To some this may seem to be just a random day of events and running errands. To my mom and I, it was exactly the adventure we needed.
It was a day of enjoyment, a day of peace. Where the day could lead us in any direction and we were ready. Who knows if the people we talked to today needed to see a friendly face. Who knows if there’s a reason we now hold this book in possession. Who knows if this day of a mother daughter bonding would be one less adventure we share together. Who knows what the future holds, we have today. Today was one of those days that I will remember for the rest of my life. When I leave my house to start my own family, I pray I will have days like this with my future family. To share the creativity with. To tell my children of their grandmother, her strength, her imagination, and her love. We don’t have forever, we have right now. I have had so many regrets in life, so many people I let slip by, so many memories I can’t get back. So I refuse to let anymore of them pass me by. Today was one of those days that I siezed.
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AuthorReggie is a college gradute with a degree in English. She loves traveling and hopes to one day stay on the battle field for missions. Life is a book and everyday is an adventure, follow her on this journey and see the world through her eyes. Archives
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