Happy Memorial Day! And a great big thank you to those who fought and are fighting to preserve our freedom. We do not forget and we do not take it for granted. Some left home as mere boys and returned as men. Some never returned. We are grateful. Forever grateful.
We could not mention Memorial Day without giving a shout out to Dean's Dad who proudly served in WWII. We are thankful for his service ... and thankful that he was one of the lucky ones who returned. (Um, and can I just say, I love the "Love, Ray" up in the corner. Love. Love. Love.)
Where were we? Memorial Day. Well, we headed up to Linda and Paul's ... only it was only Linda's because Paul was in Germany (boo to working for a German company that doesn't celebrate American holidays!) Dean had to fill in for Paul. We brought the food and when I told him I was bringing chicken Dean said we could do burgers ... but, remember how many times I have said no one crunches a bun like Paul? Paul ... you were missed. For more than your bun crunching abilities!
There was corn on the cob ... that made us smile. He makes me smile. A lot.
We swam in the pool. And played catch over the bridge. And talked. And laughed. And ate. And were just generally happy that summer is finally here.
And tried to keep Hattie from jumping on us in the pool. For real. She forgets her size. She could drown one of us one of these days. Good thing she is cute!
And, speaking of cute. We were glad to have this girl home to celebrate with us. She had a blast on her trip to Canouan ... more on that soon! Hope your Memorial Day was fun and full of remembering those that made it possible!
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