Summertime is always incredibly busy in my family- there are so many birthdays and holidays it seems I'm preparing for one (or 2!) every week. So pardon my lack of posting! I promise I haven't forgotten, and I have a list of at least three topics I want to write about at the moment. But in the interest of doing them justice, I will wait until I have time to properly share my thoughts. I'm not a natural writer like the rest of my siblings. :)
This weekend is the long Fourth of July weekend, and I hope you are planning to enjoy some fun times with family and friends, and fireworks if you enjoy those!
When I was a teenager, my family participated in the local July Fourth festival (the BEST festival on July 4th in my humble opinion! :) ) every year in some capacity. There were parades, wacky raft races, lake poker runs, ski shows, music, food, and of course, fireworks. Oh and a scholarship pageant, that I won my senior year of high school. There was always a lot of crepe paper, tissue paper flowers, glitter, flags, poster board, paint, streamers, balloons, and more filling our house leading up to the festival weekend. It was so much fun!
I haven't even touched glitter in a very, very long time (too messy!), but when my sister and I got asked to help organize the neighborhood bicycle parade, we said yes; and somehow that turned into me decorating my bicycle with paper flowers, poster board, crepe paper... and glitter!
The stuff is SOOO messy. But you know, we could all use a moment of just letting go and playing with glitter. It's pretty, it's soft and fluffy, and it makes signs pop with an extra bit of sparkle. So what if you will find random sparkles of glitter on your floor every once in awhile? It's just a happy, pretty little reminder of a fun day!
Happy July Fourth, friends!