Growing up, I remember being so excited for Saturday mornings. While all the grownups were excited to be able to "sleep in" for a little while longer than normal, us youngins were excited to spend the morning glued to the TV watching all our favorite cartoons. Now, my mom didn't really understand how awesome these mornings were because ya see, we had to turn the TV off by 11. What mother makes her children shut off such wholesome goodness?!?! :-p I'm so just kidding. THANK GOD for my mother who made us turn off the TV at a certain time every Saturday morning!! If it wasn't for her, I'm pretty sure we would have sat there all day long and not had any quality time with the rest of our family.
Isn't that what weekends are for?? The busy week is over. There's no real huge agenda for the weekends. Everyone looks forward to the weekends because that means that we don't have to get told what to do, when to do it, or how to do it. This, I believe, is very true for a "normal" 9-5 Mon-Fri work week. However, if you are in the business of any kind of sales (clothes, cars, food, etc) this "normal" 9-5 work week is not always true. On a regular basis, I have to work on the weekends. I can find myself getting a little bitter by this aspect of the restaurant business but ya know what?? Knowing that I have to work when the rest of the world is spending their Saturday doing other things, I find I can have just a few minutes of quality time with those people I am waiting on. Having the mind set that I can be apart of someones day off can help me have a better outlook in my job.
But I digress. By making us turn off the TV on Saturday mornings, my mom was instilling in us how important it is to spend time with family. We live in a culture that pushes us to make sure we keep up with the latest sitcoms, ball games, and reality TV shows. That's all well and good, but what has happened to the good ol' fashion board games or days in the park or better yet, just spending time finding out what's going on with the ones you love??? I am by no means pointing fingers at anyone. I am COMPLETELY guilty of wanting to do my own thing in my own time and not having to deal with having a meaningful conversation with someone. It has been three weeks since Matt and I were married. Today is Saturday and since we've been back from Hawai'i, we have tried planning a morning to ourselves where we get up when we're good and ready, we make breakfast, and just plain enjoy each others company. Yea "absence makes the heart grow fonder" but absence of quality time with one another makes you forget how nice it is to be able to see that person and not have your day fogged with running around.
I believe that my mom is the reason for why I long for quality time with people. I need to be around those who enjoy life. If my mom had not insisted that we turn off that TV and find something that had more value in how we spent our time (like playing outside, reading a book, playing a board game, etc.) I wouldn't comprehend the meaning of time well spent. Thanks mom for helping me find the value in Saturday mornings. :)
A hui kaua...
