In my last post I said I don’t usually do picnics on Memorial Day. Here’s why: this isn’t a “happy” holiday. This is a day of solemn remembrance for those who have fallen in the line of duty to their country. I always feel so conflicted about eating potato salad and hitting the pool in those circumstances, you know?
But life has been rough lately. And it’s rare I’m not working on a weekend or have a to-do list a mile long. And frankly, we need to be social once in a while, and our neighbors work hard to give people social opportunities here. So we went.
At today’s picnic, I was glad to see that they began by playing a speech honoring fallen service members, followed by a moment of silence. You could hear a pin drop in that room.
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| They played an old Memorial Day speech originally made by Ronald Reagan in the 80s |
And actually, it was so nice to meet some of our neighbors. We had really interesting conversations with them. And they had a door prize, these candles, which I won. So when I got home, I lit this candle in memory of those who are gone. That feels appropriate.
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| One of the candles from a set I won in a door prize. I lit it in honor of the fallen and will let it go all night. |
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