The always eloquent Jennifer H. at Thursday Drive wrote about the magical evening she had with her kids on Saturday night. I read her post after a magical day with my kids; as it often does in the blogosphere, it felt like kismet.
My husband works (obviously--we need to eat and pay the mortgage), I attend college full-time, and the kids all have busy school and sports schedules. We are together more nights of the week than not, but there is homework and laundry, and well, you know how it is . . . life.
Saturday was a day where we had no agenda but enjoying being a family. The kids were on their best behavior since the outing was part of my birthday celebration, and I truly appreciated that. My husband didn't bat an eye at the $88.00 museum exhibit admission price (A Day in Pompeii--totally cool) and I truly appreciated that. We wandered through Balboa Park on a sunny, but not too warm day. We strolled, we looked at flowers, we took pictures. We watched a musician and listened to a sax player. We walked rapidly past a mime, 'cause we think mimes are kind of creepy. We saw lots of beautiful flowers, and watched a wedding in a gorgeous setting, the organ pavilion. We had an early dinner at a favorite restaurant.
When we got home the kids all went to do their own things; things that required no driving on our parts (always a bonus). I got to read my book and Mr. Fix-it got to watch March Madness. Pure bliss.
I hope all of you get to have a magical day soon. As Jennifer points out, sometimes they happen when you least expect them.
P.S. In addition to magic there were great presents. The kids chipped in on a series of 6 facials for me. Now not that I don't treasure all their handmade creations from the elementary school years, but . . . ! This definitely falls under "The Upside of Teenagers" category--they have jobs that pay actual money, which equals cool and (more importantly) thoughtful presents!