Mantra for the Year?

I saw this quote featured on Pinterest this week and it struck a chord.    I like to think that we all try to enjoy life and be happy, but it's not a 24/7 thing for me yet.   Maybe it's something to work for in 2014.   

It's a basic thought and honestly, I don't think it takes much to get there.    Even though I don't usually make resolutions, having these ideas floating around that are simple and easy to understand is something we can all get behind.   What's your definition of happy?    Let's all try to enjoy and be happy more days than we are not.

YAY for long weekends!

Fourth of July weekend is upon us. Last year we went to the Magic Kingdom and watched fireworks with more than 70,000 people. It was extremely fun and patriotic and I probably cried a little. It also took about 45 minutes to get out of the theme park! We are not doing that again.

We're going on a road trip! Off to Pompano Beach tomorrow to see fireworks and get out of Orlando. Fireworks on the beach might not have as all-american a backdrop as Magic Kingdom or the nation's capital in 2007 (see above) but it will more than suffice. Warmth, sand, fireworks, ice cream -there must be ice cream- and that special someone? Sounds good to me! I now leave you with a fun 4th of July quote, Alex Keaton style.

"Republicans believe every day is the Fourth of July, but the democrats believe every day is April 15.” -Ronald Reagan

Quality Quotables*

My mother sent me two fun quotes today in an e-mail. I have always been a big fan of quotes for various situations, and it inspired me to start a new posting topic (and category). Sometimes a good quote sums up a situation better than a blog entry, anyhow. And in honor of my mother, a quote from her that is also about her!

I believe that always, or almost always, in all childhoods and in all the lives that follow them, the mother represents madness. Our mothers always remain the strangest, craziest people we've ever met." Marguerite Duras, French writer

*Inspired by Jeopardy! category 'potent potables'