Summer Celebration: Thursday's Reflection

Ah, how good it is to celebrate, and summer presents all sorts of opportunities to celebrate. Graduations. Weddings and wedding anniversaries. The 4th of July.

And how lovely it is to be celebrated.


Our adult children, Kate and Mike, Geof and Cricket, planned a joyful 70th birthday celebration for Bruce and myself this past weekend. (Bruce turns 70 in July, and I am already used to being 70 since my birthday was in April.) The farm/barn venue complete with llama and goat was perfect and reminded us so much of our Sweetwater Farm years in Ohio. Grandson Peter and his friend Milo carefully carried the delicious woodfire pizzas from the outdoor oven to the barn, and  granddaughter Maren had her first experience tending bar and did a great job. Is that a good thing? Vintage tablecloths and all the bouquets of summer flowers arranged by Cricket added color to the setting. 


If we didn't know it before, we certainly know it now--our kids know how to plan a party! And if we didn't know it before, we know it now--we have a wonderful family and wonderful friends.

You know how it is when you are immersed in happiness--the feeling seems to permeate the air around you and cling to your clothes and hair, touching you lightly, but definitely. You don't want to miss a moment and wish you could just stop the action, just for a second. Maybe a minute. Would that be too much to ask?

Love. Gratitude. Pleasure. Pride. Surprise. Delight. All gathered in a joyous mix as we celebrated with so many loved ones.  

And now we have rich memories. 

And a reminder to live in celebration day to day. 

An Invitation
What will you celebrate this summer? I would love to know. 

NOTE: In case you didn't recognize us on the cake, we are left to right: Kate, Maren in a rainbow t-shirt, Mike, Nancy holding a stack of books, Bruce carrying a plant, Peter, Geof, Cricket. How nice of the fabulous cake decorators at Wuollets Bakery in St Paul to make us all a bit thinner! Now that's a reason to celebrate!